Alexanderskirche

Zweibrücken, Germany

Alexander's Church (Alexanderskirche) is the oldest church in Zweibrücken, a late-Gothic Protestant hall church built from 1493 to 1514 as a gift from Alexander of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine, after his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Its crypt is the burial place of numerous counts/dukes of his house's line.

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Founded: 1493-1514
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)

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Reiner Scheller (3 months ago)
Liebes Presbyterium! Da habt ihr euch ein Eigentor geschossen: mehr als Vierteljahr, also von Januar bis Sonntag Palmare, KEINE Gottesdienste in einer der zentralen Gottesdienststätten der Stadtmitte - wann hat es das jemals in der Geschichte der Alexanderskirche gegeben?!? Und alle Älteren, Menschen mit Rollator bzw. mit sonstigen Gebrechen sollen dann ausweichen können in die Versöhnungskirche ?! Ein Unding wie ich meine... N.B. dazwischen liegen immerhin 55 m Höhenunterschied!
Steffen (Bibsie) (9 months ago)
Für ist die sehr schöne Kirche in der Stadt und eine Weiterempfehlung wert ?.
Traudel (10 months ago)
Am Samstag, den 27.4.2024 war ich da? Gospel and Prais haben sich wieder in die Herzen gesungen ?
Karl-Heinz Bastian (2 years ago)
Nice church with good atmosphere.
Татьяна Столяренко (3 years ago)
Very beautiful church in the city center. Clean, bright and spacious. Catholic. On the day when we visited the church next to it, a bus arrived on the square with children's toys like they used to be at fairs. Cars, stilts, crossbow, slide. It was interesting not only for children
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