St. Niels (Q15129669)

  • matcher place: Sylt (relation 1147134), Sylt (relation 1576925)
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Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Die Kirche St. Niels, auch Dorfkirche genannt, ist eine evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Westerland auf Sylt. Sie wurde 1634 anstelle der Kirche des bereits 200 Jahre zuvor aufgegebenen Dorfs Eidum erbaut und 1637 geweiht, womit sie das älteste Gebäude Westerlands ist. Der Kirchturm wurde im Jahr 1875 errichtet. Der Name der Kirche ist eine Kurzform von Nikolaus.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

St. Niels is a Lutheran church in Westerland, a seaside resort on the German island of Sylt. Built in 1634 and consecrated in 1637 it is the city’s oldest building and home to a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany. The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, on Sylt called Niels.

Summary from Dansk / Danish Wikipedia (dawiki)

Sankt Niels Kirke (også Sankt Nils Kirke, på tysk også Dorfkirche≈Landsbykirke) er en kirke beliggende i byen Vesterland på den nordfrisiske ø Sild i det nordvestlige Sydslesvig i den nordtyske delstat Slesvig-Holsten. Kirken er viet til Sankt Nikolaus. Den er den historiske sognekirke i Vesterland Sogn.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Sint-Nielskerk is een luthers kerkgebouw in Westerland op het Noord-Friese eiland Sylt. De kerk staat ook bekend onder de naam Dorpskerk en werd in 1634 gebouwd en in 1637 ingewijd. Het Godshuis draagt het patrocinium van Sint-Nicolaas (Niels is de afgekorte naam van Nicolaas). De dorpskerk is het oudste gebouw van Westerland.

Wikidata location: 54.9076, 8.3168 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Dorfkirche Sankt Niels (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Dorfkirche Sankt Niels
amenity: place_of_worship
building: church
religion: christian
wikidata: Q15129669
addr:city: Sylt
wikipedia: de:St. Niels (Westerland)
check_date: 2025-07-17
short_name: St. Niels
addr:street: Kirchenweg
addr:suburb: Westerland
addr:country: DE
denomination: lutheran
addr:postcode: 25980
addr:housenumber: 37
wikimedia_commons: Category:Saint Niels Church (Westerland)

wikidata match: Q15129669

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structure of worship (Q1370598) amenity=place_of_worship
church building (Q16970) building=church, religion=christian
building (Q41176) building=yes
temple (Q44539) building=temple
shrine (Q697295) building=shrine

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17th-century Lutheran churches in Germany building=church, disused:amenity=place_of_worship, amenity=place_of_worship, man_made=tower
Lutheran churches in Schleswig-Holstein building=church, disused:amenity=place_of_worship, amenity=place_of_worship, man_made=tower