Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Cologne, Germany

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 5.2 km
Ascend 52 m
Descend 55 m

Experience Cologne in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CologneIndividual Sights in Cologne

Sight 1: Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirche

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The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church is a Protestant community center with a church built in 1979 in the Cologne district of Lindenthal (Deckstein). Today, it is one of three Protestant churches in the congregation of Lindenthal in the Cologne-Mitte church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. The church is named after the theologian and resistance fighter against National Socialism Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Wikipedia: Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirche (Köln-Lindenthal) (DE), Website

908 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Krieler Dom (St. Stephanus)

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Die Kirche Alt St. Stephan, Krieler Dömchen genannt, ist das älteste kirchliche Gebäude in Köln-Lindenthal und nach St. Gereon das zweitälteste Kölns. Das Gründungsjahr als christliche Kirche ist unbekannt. Die Kirche gehört zu den 13 kleinen romanischen ehemaligen Dorfkirchen vor der mittelalterlichen Stadtmauer Kölns, die heute zu Köln gehören. Sie wird vom Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln betreut. Alt St. Stephan diente bis zur Einweihung der neuen Pfarrkirche St. Stephan in der Bachemer Straße im Jahr 1887 den Krielern und der übrigen katholischen Bevölkerung Lindenthals als Pfarrkirche.

Wikipedia: Krieler Dömchen (DE)

42 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Sankt Albertus Magnus

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St. Albertus Magnus is a Roman Catholic church in the Lindenthal district of Cologne, Germany. It is located on Suitbert-Heimbach-Platz in Kriel in the immediate vicinity of the Krieler Dömchen.

Wikipedia: St. Albertus Magnus (Köln) (DE)

778 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche

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The Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, also known as the "Red Church", is a church building at the intersection of Lindenthalgürtel and Gleueler Straße in Cologne-Lindenthal. It is one of three church buildings in the parish of Cologne-Lindenthal in the Cologne-Mitte church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.

Wikipedia: Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche (Köln) (DE), Website

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Albertus Magnus

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Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus, also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.

Wikipedia: Albertus Magnus (EN)

584 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Katholische Klinikkirche St. Johannes der Täufer

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St. John the Baptist is the Catholic church of the University Hospital of Cologne in the Lindenthal district. It was built between 1962 and 1965 according to the plans of the architect Gottfried Böhm in collaboration with Kurt Günssler and has been a listed building since 2001.

Wikipedia: St. Johannes der Täufer (Köln) (DE)

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Sankt Karl Borromäus

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Sankt Karl BorromäusHOWI - Horsch, Willy / CC BY 3.0

St. Charles Borromeo is a Catholic parish church in the Cologne district of Sülz, which was built and consecrated in 1930 according to plans by the architects Ferdinand Pasmann and Joseph Bonn. The church is under the patronage of Charles Borromeo and has been a listed building since 1983. Among the Catholic churches of modernism in Cologne, it occupies a double position between Expressionism and New Building, and is the first church in Cologne to be built as part of a closed apartment block.

Wikipedia: St. Karl Borromäus (Köln) (DE)

692 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Volkssternwarte Köln

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The Cologne Public Observatory is a volunteer-run observatory in the district of Cologne-Sülz, which belongs to the district of Cologne-Lindenthal. It is located on the roof of the Schiller Gymnasium there at Nikolausstraße 55.

Wikipedia: Volkssternwarte Köln (DE), Website

457 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Kirche Johannes XXIII.

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The Church of the Catholic University Parish of Cologne – St. John XXIII is a Roman Catholic church built in 1968–1969 by Josef Rikus and Heinz Buchmann († 2004), which has been a listed building in the Cologne district of Sülz since 2016. With its brutalist, sculptural architecture, it occupies a special position among Cologne's church buildings. After the canonization of Pope John XXIII in 2014, he was included in the official name of the church as the patron saint of the church.

Wikipedia: Kirche der katholischen Hochschulgemeinde Köln – St. Johannes XXIII. (DE)

816 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 10: Geusenfriedhof

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Geusenfriedhof is a cemetery in Cologne, Germany. It is the oldest Protestant cemetery in the Rhineland, established around 1584.

Wikipedia: Geusenfriedhof (EN)

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