St. Nicholas Church, Stralsund
| St. Nicholas Church | |
|---|---|
Nikolaikirche | |
St. Nicholas Church in Stralsund, seen from the roof of the Ozeaneum | |
Location of St. Nicholas Church in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 54°18′55″N 13°05′29″E / 54.31532°N 13.0912554°E | |
| Location | Stralsund |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Previous denomination | Catholic |
| Website | nikolai-stralsund |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas of Myra |
| Dedicated | 1276 |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1234 |
St. Nicholas Church (German: Nikolaikirche) is the oldest of the three major parish churches of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund in Germany. It was dedicated in 1279 to Saint Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors. Since 1524 it has been an Evangelical Lutheran church. It is one of the earliest examples of the introduction of the cathedral pattern of northern France into the Brick Gothic architecture of the Baltic region. As part of the historic centre of Stralsund, St. Nicholas Church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2002.