Churches in Bremen

Historic Churches & Religious Sites

This collection highlights the diverse religious architecture of the Bremen region, spanning from the Romanesque fieldstone walls of Wulsdorf’s Dionysiuskirche to the modern 20th-century design of St.-Lukas-Kirche. It includes landmark cathedrals like St. Petri-Dom and historic village churches in Borgfeld and Wasserhorst. These sites showcase a range of styles including Neogothic brickwork in Bremerhaven and medieval structures that have served as spiritual centers for centuries across Bremen and its surrounding districts.

Historic Churches & Religious Sites — Map

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Saint Peter's Cathedral

This church is located right in the centre of Bremen and it contains a mixture of different architectural styles.

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Bürgermeister-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche

A Gothic Revival landmark in Bremerhaven built between 1853 and 1855. It serves a united congregation of Lutheran and Reformed traditions and is known locally as the Große Kirche.

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Borgfelder Kirche

One of Bremen's oldest ecclesiastical structures, this church in the Borgfeld district features a core dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries.

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St.-Lukas-Kirche

An example of modern 20th-century church architecture in the Grolland district, designed by architect Carsten Schröck and completed in 1964.

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche

A Neogothic Catholic parish church in Bremerhaven-Lehe, constructed between 1910 and 1911.

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Christuskirche

The primary Protestant church of the Geestemünde district in Bremerhaven, this Neogothic brick structure was built between 1872 and 1875.

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Pauluskirche

A Neogothic church in Bremerhaven-Lehe dating to 1905, serving the Lutheran Michaelis and Pauluskirche congregation.

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Dionysiuskirche

Situated on the Jedutenberg in Wulsdorf, this church features Romanesque fieldstone construction dating back to the 12th century.

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Dionysiuskirche

The oldest building in the Lehe district, with origins around 1200. This Lutheran parish church has undergone several architectural modifications over the centuries.

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St. Godehard

A Neogothic Roman Catholic church in the Hemelingen district, built at the turn of the 20th century between 1899 and 1900.

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St. Johannes Arsten

A historic brick church in the Arsten district with Romanesque and Gothic elements, parts of which date back to the 13th century.

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Hastedter Kirche

Also known as the Alt Hastedter Kirche, this Neogothic structure was built in 1862 in the Östliche Vorstadt area.

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St. Georg

A Neogothic brick church in the Huchting district, completed in 1879 to replace a previous medieval building.

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Evangelische Pfarrkirche Wasserhorst

Located in the rural Blockland area, this church was built in 1743 on the site of a medieval predecessor and remains a central landmark of the Wasserhorst village.

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Ev. Kirche St. Jacobi

A late Gothic brick church in the Seehausen district, with construction phases spanning from the 13th to the 15th centuries.

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