Attraction · Marburg · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Elisabeth church in Marburg

Elisabeth church is an attraction in Marburg, Hesse. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 8 of the 45 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 60 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

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Audio tour · Elisabeth church

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You're standing at St. Elizabeth's Church in Marburg, one of the very first purely Gothic churches in Germany. Start by looking up at the two towers. They rise roughly eighty metres. The northern one is topped by a star, the southern one by a knight. That knight is no accident. The church was built by the Teutonic Order, an order of knights and clergy.

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Wheelchair: Partly accessible

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Elisabeth church in Marburg: an early Gothic church

The Elisabeth church in Marburg is a protestant church and one of the first purely Gothic churches in the country. It was built from 1235 over the grave of Elisabeth, a king's daughter who founded a hospital here for the sick and the poor. In medieval times it was an important place for pilgrims. You will find the Elisabeth church on Elisabethstraße. St. Michaelskapelle is 104 metres away, while the Wilhelmsbau is 562 metres away and the Religionskundliche Sammlung is 567 metres away.

What you can see at the Elisabeth church

Outside, you can see walls of red sandstone with rows of tall pointed-arch windows. The towers are about 80 metres high. The northern tower has a star on it, and the southern tower has a knight. At the west portal, you can see Maria among angels, flowers and leaves. Inside, the vault rises more than 20 metres above you. At the back, you will find choirs in the shape of a cloverleaf. In the northern choir stands the tomb monument and the shrine of Elisabeth, made of oak with gilded silver, copper, pearls and gemstones. In the southern choir lie the landgraven van Hessen. You can also see a crucifix by Ernst Barlach here. Paul von Hindenburg and his wife are buried in a tower chapel. A recent restoration has made the church's original interior colours visible again.

The history of the Elisabeth church

Knights and clergy from a religious order built this church. The story began with Elisabeth, a king's daughter and the wife of a regional ruler. In 1228 she had a hospital built for the poor and the sick. After she died in 1231, many pilgrims came to her grave because of stories of miracles. Elisabeth was declared a saint in 1235, and that same year construction began on the church above her grave. The church was consecrated 48 years later, in 1283. The west portal between the towers was completed in 1270. In 1936 the crucifix by Ernst Barlach was removed because it was regarded as degenerate art, but it later returned.

Opening times, tickets and accessibility at the Elisabethkirche

The Elisabethkirche is partly wheelchair accessible. For more information, you can visit the official website at elisabethkirche.de. There you will also find up-to-date details on the church's opening times. The website explains how to get into the building and gives information about visiting the various chapels. You can also find details there about any costs for tickets or donations. That way you will be well prepared for your visit to this place in Marburg.

Drinking water, benches and toilets at Elisabeth church in Marburg

You can find drinking water at the Elisabethkirche in Marburg, 48 metres away on the Elisabethstraße. This tap is wheelchair accessible and suitable for filling a bottle. There are 4 water taps within 500 metres in total. For a toilet at the Elisabethkirche in Marburg, walk 58 metres to the Elisabethstraße; this toilet is wheelchair accessible. There are 5 public toilets within 500 metres. Benches are also plentiful around the Elisabethkirche in Marburg. The nearest bench is 28 metres away on the Deutschhausstraße, and within a radius of 500 metres there are 78 benches.

Walking near the Elisabethkirche

Several other sights are within easy reach of this spot. The Landgrafenschloss is 575 metres away, and the S|04 Marstall castle is 587 metres away. The Freilichtbühne im Schlosspark, an attraction, is 718 metres away. On site, you can listen to an audio story about the Elisabethkirche in the Outdoor Pitstop app. The story lasts 2 minutes.

Facilities near Elisabeth church

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or honesty box within 1 km.

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