St. Nicolai Church (Coswig)

The Nikolaikirche is the oldest building in the city. It was built in the mid-12th century in Romanesque style. After being destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, it was rebuilt in its present form from 1685-1702.

This church was formerly collegiate church of the monastery

The Nicolaikirche is the oldest surviving building in the city of Coswig. The original Romanesque church building from the 12th century was destroyed by the Spaniards in 1547 during the Schmalkaldic War, but was rebuilt in 1564/65. The church suffered renewed damage during the Thirty Years' War. The reconstruction from 1685 to 1702. At that time the church got its present shape. It was the collegiate church of the nunnery founded in 1272, which was dissolved in 1527. Since then it has been the parish church of the Coswig congregation.