St. Alexandri Minster (Collegiate Church)

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The mighty Minster is situated in the Old Town of Einbeck.
St. Alexandri Collegiate Church, also called the Minster, was built as a three-aisled hall church from a significantly smaller, Romanesque preceding building from 1275 to 1508. It was founded by Earl Dietrich II of Katlenburg in honour of Saint Alexander in the 11th century. The Collegiate and associated buildings had its own administration and jurisdiction in an area that was called the “Collegiate freedom”.
 
The following special sights may be found in the church:
  • Holy-blood or baptism chapel with reliquary and Gothic baptism font (1427)
  • Choir stalls (1288)
  • Wheel-candelabrum (1420)
  • Various tomb slabs and epitaphs of Einbeck’s patrician families
  • Thomas Chapel with Lady Altar
  • Wooden statue of Saint Alexander
  • Crypt with stained glass
  • Special, nearly three-dimensional key stones and consoles

Good to know

Openings

The church is open to visitors all-year-round during the stated opening hours.

Price info

Free of charge

Eligibility

  • Bad Weather Offer

  • Suitable for any weather

  • for Groups

  • for Class

  • for individual guests

  • Suitable for the Elderly

  • for Children of all Ages

  • Suitable for Pushchair

Foreign Language

German

Other Furnishing/Equipment

  • Toilet

Directions & Parking facilities

St. Alexandri Minster is located at 4 minutes on foot (300 metres) from Market Square.

If you are travelling by car, you can park your vehicle free of charge directly in front of the church.

Travelling by public transport, you will arrive at Einbeck central train station by regional railway. It takes only 10 minutes (800 metres) to walk from the train station to the church.

Contact person

Ev. - luth. Kirchengemeinde Einbeck
Ms. Pfarrsekretärinnen Inga Brandes, Tanja Poppinga
37574 Einbeck

Author

Tourist-Information Einbeck
Marktstraße 13
37574 Einbeck

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Tourist-Information Einbeck

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St. Alexandri Minster (Collegiate Church)
Stiftplatz 8
37574 Einbeck