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Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

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Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

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Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

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Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

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Rottenburg-Stuttgart The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, '' B ...

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Martin of Tours Martin of Tours ( la, Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in France, heralded as the ...

Rottenburg Cathedral, also known as St. Martin's Cathedral (german: Dom St. Martin), is a

cathedral in

dedicated to

. It is the seat of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.

History

A chapel was built here in 1280; the parish church of the village of Sülchen was established before the village was incorporated into the city, and was dedicated to St Martin. A fire in 1644 was followed by a fundamental reconstruction which was completed on 8 September 1655. The reconstruction made the building into a Baroque church, the pillars were strengthened and the vault was repaired. The asymmetric plan was preserved. Known in German as ''Dom St. Martin'' it has been the city's cathedral since 1821. Its tower, dating from 1486, is its most prominent feature.

Fittings

Organ

Main

Choir

Bells

Notes

Citations

References

* Wolfgang Sannwald, ''Geschichtszüge'', . * Dieter Manz, ''Rottenburger Miniaturen'', hrsg. von der Stadt Rottenburg, 1991. * Dieter Manz, ''Der Dom in Rottenburg a. N.'' 1. Aufl. 2007. * Harald Kiebler (ed.) ''Glanz von Glaube und Frömmigkeit - Der Domschatz von Rottenburg'' 2011, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, , 340 S. * Harald Kiebler, ''Die Glocken des Rottenburger Doms St. Martin'' 2009, 42 S. (erhältlich im Dompfarramt St. Martin, 72108 Rottenburg, Marktplatz 3). * Werner Groß (ed.) ''Wo Kirche sich versammelt, Der Dom St. Martin zu Rottenburg in Geschichte und Gegenwart'' 2003, .

External links

Official site

The full chime of the cathedral bells (audio)
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Baden-Württemberg Buildings and structures in Tübingen (district) {{Germany-RC-cathedral-stub