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Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

St. Martin's Church (Martinskirche), Oberwesel

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

St. Martin's Church (Martinskirche), Oberwesel

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St. Martin's Church (Martinskirche), Oberwesel

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Location: Oberwesel, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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August 25, 2021

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Saint Martin, to whom the church / chapel in Oberwesel is consecrated, is - next to Saint Nicholas - probably one of the most popular saints of all. The memorial …

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September 14, 2017

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Around 1350 began with the construction of the present St. Martin's Church. The Liebfrauenkirche was the model for her architecture. With the same basic concept, however, the tower of the Martinskirche was designed quite differently. Since the church was located high above the city in a place important for the defense, the tower was converted into a defense tower. It is the most convincing example of Gothic sacral defense architecture in the Rhineland.

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October 25, 2020

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Very beautiful church located on the outskirts of Oberwesel.
The Catholic St. Martin's Church (white church) rises on the northwest edge of the city at its highest point and thus …

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Elevation 110 m

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Location: Oberwesel, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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