Magdeburg Cathedral
Officially the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine, a Lutheran cathedral and the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany. It was the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Work began in 1209, and its two towers stand about 100 metres high above the Elbe river in the centre of the city.
- Where
- Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 52.1247, 11.6344
Get the Magdeburg Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Magdeburg Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Saxony-Anhalt volume with your photos and a note.
Near Magdeburg Cathedral
Quedlinburg Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town 50 km
A medieval town at the foot of the Harz with more than 1,300 timber framed houses and a Romanesque church on a castle hill. Henry the Fowler was buried here in 936. The whole town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm 53 km
A chain of English style gardens, lakes and small palaces along the Elbe between Dessau and Wörlitz, created by Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz in the late 18th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an early model for landscape gardening in Germany.
Wörlitz Palace 62 km
A pale neoclassical country house in the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, built from 1769 to 1773 for Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau. It was among the first buildings of its style in Germany and sits beside a small lake.
Wernigerode Castle 66 km
A schloss in the Harz mountains above the town of Wernigerode. The present building was finished in the late 19th century and resembles Neuschwanstein, though its foundations are much older. It sits on a hill above the town and houses a museum of 19th century life, with sweeping views across the Harz.
Luther Memorials in Wittenberg and Eisleben 75 km
Sites linked to Martin Luther in Wittenberg and Eisleben, including the Luther House, Melanchthon's house and the Castle Church with its doors. Luther is said to have posted his 95 theses in Wittenberg in 1517, and he died in Eisleben in 1546.
Brocken 79 km
The highest peak of the Harz at 1,141 metres, a bare granite summit often wrapped in fog. In German legend witches gather here on Walpurgis Night, and a steam railway runs to the top.
Harz 80 km
A highland area in northern Germany, spreading across Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is a landscape of forests, granite outcrops and old mining towns, with narrow gauge steam trains running to the Brocken, its highest summit.
Imperial Palace of Goslar 86 km
A historical building complex at the foot of the Rammelsberg hill in the south of Goslar, north of the Harz mountains. It covers an area of about 340 by 180 metres. Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire held court here from the 11th century, and the great hall is among the largest secular Romanesque buildings.
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Questions
Where is Magdeburg Cathedral?
Magdeburg Cathedral is in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Quedlinburg Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town (50 km), Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm (53 km), Wörlitz Palace (62 km).
How do I get the Magdeburg Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Magdeburg Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Saxony-Anhalt volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Magdeburg Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Saxony-Anhalt volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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