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Nicholas Church was from the beginning intended to be the council church of the city. A council church was not just a place of worship, but was also the location for holding board meetings, receiving ambassadors, announcing laws and regulations, handling legal
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of 1525, many altars were lost. The altar of the tailors' guild, built at the end of the 15th century and placed in a privileged position near the high altar, was preserved. The mayor's altar (1510), the altar of the Junge family (1430), the so-called "altar of the
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Weitzel, Sabine-Maria (2011). "Die
Ausstattung von St. Nikolai in Stralsund. Funktion, Bedeutung und Nutzung einer hansestädtischen Pfarrkirche" [The equipment of St. Nicholas in Stralsund: The function, significance, and use of a Hanseatic parish church].
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in 1841 and has 56 stops, three manuals, and a pedal. It is the largest organ built in
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were built in the space freed up between the towers. Of the two towers, the south tower was first completed, probably in the early 15th century. This was followed by the completion of construction of the north tower. The two
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Waehlin, Theodor (1928–1929). "Die astronomische Uhr in der
Nikolaikirche zu Stralsund und ihr astronomisches System" [The astronomical clock in the Nicholas Church in Stralsund, and its astronomical system].
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preached for the first time in St. Nicholas Church. The city council turned a blind eye to this, especially because some councillors and the mayor himself had converted to
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The church once housed 56 altars. Most of the altars were owned by guilds, though some were owned individual families. They were scattered throughout the church, often attached to the pillars. During the
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the altar was removed from the church and stowed in a safe place, but it was nevertheless partially destroyed. In 1948 the damaged altar returned to the church. In 1997, a new crucifix built by
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architecture of the Baltic region. As part of the historic centre of Stralsund, St. Nicholas Church was inscribed on the
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reliefs from the altar of the Stralsund merchants who travelled to
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St. Nicholas Church has two large and two small organs:
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