St. Nikolaus parish church (Pfronten)
| St. Nikolaus parish church | |
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| Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus | |
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| 47°35′09.1″N 10°33′27.5″E / 47.585861°N 10.557639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website |
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| Administration | |
| Parish | Pfronten |
| Diocese | Augsburg[1] |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Bernd Leumann[1] |
The St. Nikolaus parish church (German: Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus) is the parish church of Pfronten in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria in Germany.
The ceiling fresco is the work of Josef Keller.[2]
In popular culture
The exterior of the church appears in the movie The Great Escape.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Grußwort" [Greetings]. St. Nikolaus Parish. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ↑ "Pfarrkirche". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.
Deckengemälde (Joseph Keller) [...]
- ↑ "Pfronten". thegreatescapelocations.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18.
Steve McQueen's motorcycle stunts and many other scenes in The Great Escape were filmed in and around Pfronten-Berg with the beautiful St.Nikolaus Church often appearing in the background.
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