Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne

The twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne are twelve landmark churches in the Old town (Altstadt) of Cologne, Germany. All twelve churches are Catholic.

Great St. Martin Church, Cologne

Churches

The twelve churches are¹:

• St. Andreas in Altstadt-Nord, est. 974
• St. Aposteln in Altstadt-Nord, est. 9th century
• St. Cecilia's in Altstadt-Süd, est. 9th century
• St. Georg in Altstadt-Süd, est. 11th century
• St. Gereon in Altstadt-Nord, est. before 612
• St. Kunibert in Altstadt-Nord, est. 1247
• St. Maria im Kapitol in Altstadt-Süd, est. 690
• St. Maria Lyskirchen in Altstadt-Süd, est. 948
• Great St. Martin in Altstadt-Nord, est. 10th century
• St. Pantaleon in Altstadt-Süd, est. controversial
• St. Severin in Altstadt-Süd, est. 4th century and
• St. Ursula in Altstadt-Nord, est. early 5th century

¹sorted alphabetically

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  interior of St. Andreas
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  interior of St. Aposteln
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  interior of St. Cecilia
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  interior of St. Georg
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  interior of St. Gereon
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  interior of St. Kunibert
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  interior of St. Maria im Kapitol
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  interior of St. Maria in Lyskirchen
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  interior of Great St. Martin
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  interior of St. Pantaleon
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  interior of St. Severin
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  interior of St. Ursula

Other churches

Also sponsored by the Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. (Friends of Romanesque Churches of Cologne) are twelve Romanesque churches outside of the Old Town, as well as St Peter's Church (Cologne):

• Alt St. Heribert in Deutz
• St. Nikolaus in Dünnwald
• St. Martinus in Esch
• St. Stephan in Lindenthal
• St. Severin in Lövenich
• St. Brictius in Merkenich
• St. Michael in Niederzündorf
• Alt St. Katharina in Niehl
• St. Martin in Oberzündorf
• St. Cornalius in Rath/Heumar
• St. Amandus in Rheinkassel
• Alt St. Maternus in Rodenkirchen
• St. Nikolaus in Westhoven

See also

• Cologne Cathedral
• German architecture
• Romanesque architecture
• List of regional characteristics of Romanesque churches
• Romanesque secular and domestic architecture

Literature

• Hiltrud Kier: Via Sacra zu Fuß, Kölns Städtebau und die Romanischen Kirchen. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2003 (²/2005) ISBN 3-7616-1704-6.
• Ulrich Krings, Otmar Schwab: Köln: Die Romanischen Kirchen – Zerstörung und Wiederherstellung. Reihe Stadtspuren Bd. 2, Köln, Bachem Verlag, 2007 (712 S. mit CD Chronologie des Wiederaufbaus).
• Sybille Fraquelli: Zwölf Tore zum Himmel. Kinder entdecken: Die Romanischen Kirchen in Köln. J.P. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-7616-2148-6
• Hiltrud Kier und Ulrich Krings: Die Romanischen Kirchen in Köln, Köln, 3.Auflage 1986.
• Sabine Czymmek: Die Kölner Romanischen Kirchen, Schatzkunst, Bd. 1, Köln 2008, Bd. 2, Köln 2009 (= Colonia Romanica, Jahrbuch des Fördervereins Romanische Kirchen Köln e. V. Bd. 22, 2007 und 23, 2008)

External links

 

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• Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. (in German)
• Romanesque churches of Cologne on Sacred Destinations (in English)
• Romanesque churches on Cologne-Tourism (in German, English, Spanish, and French)