Schelf Church Explained

Building Name:Schelf Church
Map Type:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern#Germany
Coordinates:53.6325°N 11.4178°W
Religious Affiliation:Lutheranism
Functional Status:Active
Year Completed:1238

The Schelf Church of St. Nicholas (German: Schelfkirche St. Nikolai) is an Evangelical Lutheran church dedicated to Saint Nicholas in the Schelfstadt quarter of Schwerin in Germany. The church is owned and used by a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany. It was originally built in 1238, but was rebuilt in 1713 in the Baroque style after destruction by a storm. It is the family burial place of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, including Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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