Minster Church of St. Alexandri (Collegiate Church)

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Historical site
Historic building
Historical building
Church
The impressive Minster Church stands in the Einbeck Old Town.

Shipyard at a 360 ° tour digital look inside.

The Collegiate Church of St. AlexandriAlso Minster Church called, was between 1275 and 1508 Built as a three-aisled hall church on a much smaller, Romanesque predecessor building. Founder of the Collegiate Foundation in honor of St. Alexander in the 11th century Count Dietrich II of KatlenburgThe monastery and its buildings had their own administration and jurisdiction in an area of ​​so-called “monastery freedom”.

Special sights inside the church are the following:
  • the Holy Blood or Baptismal Chapel with reliquary cabinet and Gothic baptismal font (1427)
  • the choir stalls (1288)
  • the wheel chandelier (1420)
  • the various gravestones and epitaphs of the Einbeck patrician families
  • the Thomas Chapel with Mary altar
  • the wooden statue of Saint Alexander
  • the crypt with modern stained glass
  • the special, almost fully plastic keystones and console stones 

Good to know

Opening hours

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

Price information

no entry

fitness

  • Bad weather offer

  • for any weather

  • for groups

  • for school classes

  • for families

  • for individual guests

  • suitable for seniors

  • for children (any age)

  • Suitable for prams

Other equipment/furnishings

  • toilet facility

Possible ways to pay

is free

Arrival & Parking

The Münsterkirche St. Alexandri can be reached from the market square within 4 minutes on foot (300 m).
Those arriving by car can park for free directly in front of the church.
By public transport, you can take the regional train to Einbeck-Mitte station. From there, it's only a 10-minute walk (800 m) to the church.

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How to find us

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

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