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Nikolaikirche in Coswig
Ⓒ Uwe Weigel

Saint Nicholas

With its 52 m tower, the church of St Nicholas dominates the Coswig townscape. Anyone driving through the town on the Elbe will notice this magnificent building whose history goes back a long way.

The oldest building in Coswig was first mentioned in 1150. Until 1547, the town had two large churches, but St Mary’s (which once occupied the area of today’s Schillerpark) was destroyed in that year and not rebuilt. 

Further information:

Schlossstraße 58
06869 Coswig (Anhalt)

Tel. 034903 62938
st_nicolai@web.de.de
www.kirche-coswig.de/kirchen/st-nicolai-coswig
 

 

 

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Die Orgel in der Nicolaikirche Coswig
Ⓒ Marit Schaller

one of the oldest organs in Saxony-Anhalt

Ⓒ Marit Schaller

St Nicholas was also often subject to destruction, subsequent reconstruction and extensions, which explains the various architectural styles (Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque) visible in the church. Some call it the “church of many doors,” as the princes and the wealthy inhabitants of the town had individual entrances. The organ, the stained glass windows and the bell are among the oldest representatives of their kind in Saxony-Anhalt.

Saint Nicholas was Saxony-Anhalt’s church of the year 2002/2003.