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St. Jakobus, Görlitz
The cathedral of St. Jakobus (St. James) in Görlitz, Germany, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz, dedicated to St. James. It was built in neo-Gothic style and consecrated in 1900 as a parish church. It became a cathedral in 1994, due to the reorganisation of East German dioceses. History The church was built in the years 1898 to 1900 and consecrated on 6 October 1900. Görlitz was then part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Breslau (elevated to Metropolia in 1930 and renamed Wrocław in 1972). It was originally planned to be the second church of the parish Hl. Kreuz (Holy Cross). Bishop Adolf Bertram made it the church of the new parish of St. Jakobus in 1918. In March 1947, in result of World War II, Görlitz served as the exile seat of the Breslau Metropolitan Chapter headed by Vicar Capitular , whom the Polish authorities had expelled from Wrocław (Breslau) on 9 July 1946 to the British zone of occupation, but who in 1947 managed to return to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Görlitz
Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia as well as the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia, after Cottbus. Görlitz is the easternmost town in Germany (easternmost village is Zentendorf, Zentendorf (Šćeńc)), and lies opposite the Poland, Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was the eastern part of Görlitz until 1945. The town has approximately 56,000 inhabitants, which make Görlitz the List of cities in Saxony by population, sixth-largest town in Saxony. It is the seat of the Görlitz (district), district of Görlitz. Together with Zgorzelec, it forms the Euro City of Görlitz/Zgorzelec, which has a combined population of around 86,000. While not Sorbian languages, Lusatiophone itself, the town is situated just east of the Sorbian la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
