In the heart of the old town, right on the market square, St. Nicholas Church dominates Plön's cityscape. The massive brick building with its 60-meter-high tower replaced a Baroque church that had burned down after being struck by lightning between 1866 and 1868. Reflecting the prevailing taste of the time, the architecture draws on medieval Romanesque and Gothic stylistic elements, incorporating remnants of the foundations that survived the fire.
St. Nicholas Church hosts numerous concerts, ranging from sacred music to guest appearances by Vicky Leandros. Musical highlights include the concerts held as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
St. Nicholas Church in Plön, located in Holstein Switzerland in Schleswig-Holstein, is the town's main Evangelical Lutheran church. Originally built in 1691 in the Baroque style, the church building on the market square burned down almost completely in 1864 after being struck by lightning. From 1866 to 1868, St. Nicholas Church was rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style.