Limburg Cathedral

Limburg Cathedral
St George's Cathedral, Limburg
Limburger Dom; Georgsdom
The cathedral towering over the city
50°23′20″N 8°04′02″E / 50.3888°N 8.0671°E / 50.3888; 8.0671
Location	Limburg
Country	Germany
Denomination	Catholic
Website	dom.bistumlimburg.de
History
Status	Active
Founded	910, 11th century, c. 1180
Consecrated	1235
Architecture
Functional status	Cathedral
Architectural type	basilica
Style	"First Gothic"
Specifications
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Width	35 m (114 ft 10 in)
Height	66 m (216 ft 6 in)
Number of spires	7
Spire height	37 m (121 ft 5 in)
Bells	9
Administration
Province	Province of Cologne
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Cologne
Diocese	Diocese of Limburg

Limburg Cathedral (German: Limburger Dom, also known as Georgsdom ("George's Cathedral") after its dedication to Saint George, is located above the old town of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Limburg.^[1] Its high location on a rock above the river Lahn provides its visibility from far away. It is the result of an Early Gothic modernization of an originally Early Romanesque building and therefore shows a Romanesque-Gothic transitional style.

The medieval patron saints of the church were Saint George and Saint Nicholas.