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St. Nikolaus Church, Former Monastery Dünnwald

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St. Nikolaus Church, Former Monastery Dünnwald

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St. Nikolaus Church, Former Monastery Dünnwald

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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JakobusPilger

February 26, 2022

Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom the church in the Cologne district of Dünnwald is dedicated, is – along with Saint Martin – one of the most popular saints of all. Almost every child in Germany - and far beyond - should know his commemoration day, December 6th. On the eve of this day, the children used to put their shoes or boots in front of the door – which of course had to be cleaned with great care – so that they could be filled with gifts by St. Nicholas during the night. In agricultural areas, it was also customary for the children to also provide a small amount of food for the donkey, St. Nicholas' riding animal.

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Sabine 🦁

February 24, 2022

The Church of St. Nicholas is a highlight in Cologne-Dünnwald. Remains of a 14th century monastery. The farm buildings have now been converted into a housing estate and separated from the church by the church wall.

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JakobusPilger

November 23, 2023

Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, to whom the church in Cologne's Dünnwald district is dedicated, is - along with Saint Martin - probably one of the most popular saints of all. Almost every child in Germany - and far beyond - is probably familiar with his day of remembrance, December 6th. On the eve of this day, the children used to put their shoes or boots - which were of course cleaned with great care - in front of the door so that Saint Nicholas could fill them with gifts that night. In agricultural areas it was also customary for children to provide a small donation of food for the donkey, Santa Claus's riding animal.
PS: It is already available as a hiking highlight at komoot.de/highlight/358609

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Sabine 🦁

February 24, 2022

The St. Nicholas Church is located on the Beyenburg-Cologne pilgrimage route to St. James.

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Janett

March 8, 2022

A beautiful and very simple church that you can also visit. It belonged to a monastery. Some of the tombstones in front of the church date from the 17th century. Worth seeing!

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Die-Wilden-Radfahrer

January 1, 2021

The former monastery church of St. Nikolaus in Cologne-Dünnwald is part of the Westphalian Way of St. James in Germany towards Cologne. But it is not always open.

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Elfi

November 24, 2023

St. Nicholas Church is one of the 13 small Romanesque churches in Cologne.

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Geschichtenerzaehler

November 24, 2023

I would like to highlight two special features of the beautiful Romanesque church:
The Stations of the Cross designed by Egino Weinert
The light installation in the chancel, which casts two shadows from one cross onto the apse, so you can see three crosses.

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Jana

August 13, 2023

catholic Church

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Steffen

April 14, 2024

A beautiful church, wonderful subject for pictures

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Birgit Bossbach

October 20, 2024

This is one of the 12 small Romanesque churches in Cologne. Unfortunately, the Premonstratensian monastery can no longer be visited. In the sacristy of the church there are beautiful vault and wall paintings. In the chancel the cross is hung and illuminated in such a way that the other two crucified people appear next to Jesus.

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Fab

December 6, 2024

St. Nicholas
Location: Prämonstratenserstraße
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Catholic parish church of the former Premonstratensian monastery from the 12th century.
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History:
According to the founding document from 1117, the construction of the church goes back to a donation by a Heidinricus (Heidenreich). The Archbishop of Cologne, Friedrich I, not only permitted the construction of a church in Diunewalt (Dünnwald), but also granted it parish rights at the same time. It was thus one of the first independent parishes in what is now Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine. The church was built in the Romanesque style as a three-aisled, flat-roofed basilica in its current dimensions. By the end of the 16th century, the church probably had a double-towered facade with a lower central nave. The church has undergone several structural changes to date. After the Second World War, the windows in the choir were bricked up and the interior of the church was given its current appearance. In 1953, the organ gallery was extended; the baptismal chapel is located below. The pillars of this chapel are made of sintered material (lime deposits from a Roman water pipe). The following are from the Baroque period: the cross above the main altar, the figures of St. Nicholas and St. Norbert, the curved communion bench and a confessional. The formerly Gothic Blasius altar in the north aisle, donated by Count Adolf VI of Berg in memory of the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Liège, was also replaced by a Baroque altar.
The Gothic chapel with painting cycles from the 15th century is worth seeing in the church. Since the last renovation in 2007, this room has been used as a chapel again. The wall paintings were previously whitewashed and hidden behind the furniture in the sacristy.

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Jana

February 26, 2022

Catholic Church

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