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The twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne are twelve landmark churches in the Old town (Altstadt) of Cologne, Germany. All twelve churches are Catholic.




Churches


The twelve churches are1:

St. Andreas in Altstadt-Nord, est. 974
St. Aposteln in Altstadt-Nord, est. 9th century
St. Cecilia's in Altstadt-Süd, est. 9th century
St. Georg in Altstadt-Süd, est. 11th century
St. Gereon in Altstadt-Nord, est. before 612
St. Kunibert in Altstadt-Nord, est. 1247
St. Maria im Kapitol in Altstadt-Süd, est. 690
St. Maria Lyskirchen in Altstadt-Süd, est. 948
Great St. Martin in Altstadt-Nord, est. 10th century
St. Pantaleon in Altstadt-Süd, est. controversial
St. Severin in Altstadt-Süd, est. 4th century and
St. Ursula in Altstadt-Nord, est. early 5th century
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Other churches


Also sponsored by the Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. (Friends of Romanesque Churches of Cologne) are twelve Romanesque churches outside of the Old Town, as well as St Peter's Church (Cologne):

Alt St. Heribert in Deutz
St. Nikolaus in Dünnwald
St. Martinus in Esch
St. Stephan in Lindenthal
St. Severin in Lövenich
St. Brictius in Merkenich
St. Michael in Niederzündorf
Alt St. Katharina in Niehl
St. Martin in Oberzündorf
St. Cornalius in Rath/Heumar
St. Amandus in Rheinkassel
Alt St. Maternus in Rodenkirchen
St. Nikolaus in Westhoven




See also


Cologne Cathedral
German architecture
Romanesque architecture
List of regional characteristics of Romanesque churches
Romanesque secular and domestic architecture




Literature


Hiltrud Kier: Via Sacra zu Fuß, Kölns Städtebau und die Romanischen Kirchen. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2003 (²/2005) ISBN 3-7616-1704-6.
Ulrich Krings, Otmar Schwab: Köln: Die Romanischen Kirchen – Zerstörung und Wiederherstellung. Reihe Stadtspuren Bd. 2, Köln, Bachem Verlag, 2007 (712 S. mit CD Chronologie des Wiederaufbaus).
Sybille Fraquelli: Zwölf Tore zum Himmel. Kinder entdecken: Die Romanischen Kirchen in Köln. J.P. Bachem Verlag, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-7616-2148-6
Hiltrud Kier und Ulrich Krings: Die Romanischen Kirchen in Köln, Köln, 3.Auflage 1986.
Sabine Czymmek: Die Kölner Romanischen Kirchen, Schatzkunst, Bd. 1, Köln 2008, Bd. 2, Köln 2009 (= Colonia Romanica, Jahrbuch des Fördervereins Romanische Kirchen Köln e. V. Bd. 22, 2007 und 23, 2008)




External links



Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. (in German)
Romanesque churches of Cologne on Sacred Destinations (in English)
Romanesque churches on Cologne-Tourism (in German, English, Spanish, and French)

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