German Church, Stockholm

German Church
Deutsche Kirche
Tyska kyrkan
The German Church in 2012
Map
LocationStockholm
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
StyleBaroque and Gothic Revival
Administration
DioceseStockholm
ParishGerman Saint Gertrude
Left table by the eastern gate.
Northern gate.
Altar.
Photo from 1865 showing the old spire.
Southern portal.
Pulpit and the "king's gallery" designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder.

The German Church (German: Deutsche Kirche [ˈdɔʏtʃə kɪʁçə]; Swedish: Tyska kyrkan [ˈtʏ̌sːka ˈɕʏ̂rːkan]), sometimes called St. Gertrude's Church (Swedish: Sankta Gertruds kyrka), is a church in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, belonging to the German Saint Gertrude Parish of the Church of Sweden.[1]

Located between the streets Tyska Brinken, Kindstugatan, Svartmangatan, and Prästgatan, it is named for standing in the centre of a neighbourhood that in the Middle Ages was dominated by Germans. Officially named Sankta Gertrud, the church is dedicated to Saint Gertrude (626–659), abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles, in present-day Belgium, and patron saint of travellers.

  1. ^ "Geschichte der Kirche" (in German). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 8 January 2015.