St. Nicholas is often honored in Germany as patron saint of fishermen and sailors with monuments erected in towns and harbors. Click for larger images.
Duisburg
St. Nicholas stands at one of the little harbors connected with the Rhine; Duisburg has Europe's largest inland Rhine harbor. The statue is by artist Wolf Spitzer.
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Munster
This statue of St. Nicholas commemorates a small Medieval gate of St. Nicholas that was near the Dom church. Munster is near Oberhausen.
Ebermannstadt
This statue by Harro Frey was placed outside the Ebermannstadt Parish Church St. Nikolaus in 1989.
Kevelaer
The people of Amsterdam gave this statue of St. Nicholas to a hostel for pilgrims in Kevelaer. The statue was from De Liefde, a church dedicated to Ss Nicolaas & Barbara, that was razed in 1990. The statue on the far right is on a private home in the village..
Trier
St. Nikolaus, on the Commerzbank building, is across from the Porta Nigra. The Porta Nigra (Black Gate in Latin) is the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. It is a World Heritage Site.
The statue of St. Nicolaas in Trier's Rheinland Platz.
Cologne
St. Nikolaus, patron saint of seafarers, stands guard on the River Severin, close to the Severinsbrücke.
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Würzburg
St. Nikolaus, patron saint of river boatmen, on the bridge over the Main River. There are six statues on the bridge.
Niederemmel
The statue of St. Nicolaas,patron saint of river boatmen, is on the bridge over the Rhine, connecting Niederemmel with Piesport.
Brüggen
The statue of St. Nicolaas with children is across from the St. Nikolaus Kirche, at the entrance to a shop for wooden toys and nativity sets. It is carved from a tree trunk.
Dieblich
St. Nikolaus, patron saint of riverboatmen, is shown blessing a captain, ship and those pulling the boat along the river Mosel. The 1980 fresco is on a house on the main street.
