St. George's Collegiate Church, Tübingen

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Stiftskirche from North

Interior of the Stiftskirche

The Stiftskirche is a church located in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a late gothic structure built by in 1470. The stained glass windows were designed by Peter Hemmel of Andlau who also designed windows in Ulm, Augsburg, Nürnberg, München and Straßburg. It is the central landmark and, along with the rest of the city, the Stiftskirche was one of the first to convert to Martin Luther's Protestant church. It maintains (and carefully defends) several "Roman Catholic" features, such as patron saints.

Tower music is played from the church tower every Sunday.^[1]

Burials in the Stiftskirche[]

• Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
• Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
• Duchess Sabina of Bavaria
• Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
• Duchess Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach
• Ludwig III, Duke of Württemberg
• Duchess Dorothea Ursula of Baden-Durlach
• Duchess Ursula zu Veldenz-Lauterecken

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Coordinates: 48°31′12″N 9°03′22″E / 48.52000°N 9.05611°E / 48.52000; 9.05611

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