St. Martin's Church (german: Martinikirche) is a 13th-century three-nave
hall church located in
Netphen
Netphen () is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the river Sieg, roughly 7 km northeast of Siegen.
Geography
Location
Netphen lies on the Rothaargebirge's southern slope and forms the ...
, Germany. Apart from St. Nicholas' Church in
Siegen
Siegen () is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly sho ...
, it is the most significant
Romanesque edifice in
Siegerland
The Siegerland is a region of Germany covering the old district of Siegen (now part of the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in North Rhine-Westphalia) and the upper part of the district of Altenkirchen, belonging to the Rhineland-Palatinate adjoin ...
. The earliest documentary evidence of its existence dates back to 1239AD. It constituted one of the earliest parishes in Siegerland and remains the active centre of the Protestant Reformed Church of Netphen.
Services in St. Martin's are celebrated every Sunday at 10.00am in the German language.
Notes
13th-century churches in Germany
Netphen
Netphen () is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the river Sieg, roughly 7 km northeast of Siegen.
Geography
Location
Netphen lies on the Rothaargebirge's southern slope and forms the ...
Romanesque architecture in Germany
Buildings and structures in Siegen-Wittgenstein
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