The term Brick Gothic is used for what more specifically is called Baltic Brick Gothic or North German Brick Gothic. That part of Gothic architecture, widespread in Northern Germany, Denmark, Poland and the Baltic states, is commonly identified with the sphere of influence of the Hanseatic League. But there is a continuous mega-region of Gothic brick architecture, or Brick Gothic in a sense based on the facts, from the Strait of Dover to Finland and Lake Peipus and to the Sub-Carpathian region of southeastern Poland and southwestern Ukraine.

Out of northern Germany and the Baltic region, the term Brick Gothic is adequately applied as well.Official Flemish portal on architectural heritage – on churches in Poperinge, "Baksteengotiek van de kuststreek" (Brick Gothic of the coastal region) in FlandersOfficial Dutch portal on architectural heritage – on a village church, "markant stuk baksteengotiek" (striking example of Brick Gothic) in the NetherlandsBook on a Bavarian brick church "eines der bedeutendsten Werke der Backsteingotik in Bayern" (one of the most important works of Brick Gothic in Bavaria)

The region around the Baltic Sea, including Northern Germany, has some typical characteristics, but there are also regional and social differences, such as between the churches of medieval big cities and those of the neighbouring villages. On the other hand, a significant number of Gothic brick buildings erected near the Baltic Sea could also have been built in the Netherlands or in Flanders, and vice versa.

Furthermore, Gothic brick structures have also been erected in other regions, such as northern Italy, southwestern and central France, and in the Danubian area of southern Germany. The particular architectural styles of some regions differ very much from the others, these are Italian Gothic (with Lombard Gothic, Venetian Gothic and Tuscan Gothic), French Gothique Méridional. Quite late began the medieval use of brick in England, with the Tudor Style.

The true extent of northern Brick Gothic and other Gothic brick architecture is shown by this almost complete list.

Lists

This list will never be complete. But it aims to be almost complete to give an unbiased survey as well on the variance as on the geography of Gothic brick buildings.

The dates given here refer to the present extant Gothic structures. Predecessors or post-Gothic alterations are not normally mentioned, but can be assessed by following up the literature. The most influential structures are indicated by bold print. Romanesque and Renaissance structures are not listed. Gothic Brick structures from outside the Baltic or North German regions, e.g. the Danubian ones, are also included, while Neogothic edifices are not listed.

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Belarus

Place Building Time of construction Notes ImageHnieznaChurch of Saint Michael1524–1527tower old, nave rebuilt in Gothic Revival styleKrevaKreva CastleEarly 14th centuryboulders with partial skin of bricksLidaLida Castle14th centurystone with brick superstructureKamyenyetsTower1276–1289border stronghold, one of the earliest brick constructions in the regionMirMir CastleLate 15th to early 16thUNESCO World Heritage Site. Major Renaissance alterationsSynkavichySt. Michael16th centuryfortified church

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Belgium

Public database links: IBE = Inventaris Bouwkundig Erfgoed (Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

Most of the Gothic brick architecture in Belgium can be found in West Flanders, some in a narrow strip along the border with the Netherlands. Many Gothic brick churches in the province of Limburg have been lost in the 19th century, as they were displaced by Gothic Revival churches.

Provinces of Belgium : West Flanders • East Flanders • Prov. of Antwerp • Limburg (BE) • Flemish & Walloon Brabant, Brussels

West Flanders

Bruges (Brugge) • Damme • Poperinge • Veurne ↕ Place Building time of construction Notes Image↓BrugesBelfry and hallsIBE 29457brick end 13th – end 15th century↑Old St. John's HospitalIBE 82360Gothic sick-halls 2nd half of 13th century,Cornelius Chapel 15th century↓Church of Our LadyIBE 82359brick tower since 1270↑St. Salvator's CathedralIBE 29716Choir since 1275,transept since 1360,present nave & aisles 1481–1557:↓Various houses of citizens↑DammeTown hallIBE 787191464–1467 façade to the market place of stone (Brabantine Gothic) ↓Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-HemelvaartkerkGothic & Baroque↑Huyse de Grote SterreIBE 7868015th centuryolder core↓DiksmuideBelfortIBE 94380 ↓ Koksijde Ten Duinen AbbeyIBE 16323 founded 1107, nave of the church 1354Gothic parts of brick with some ashley;destroyed in end 16th century, archeological excavations since 1897↑KoolkerkeSt Nicholas churchIBE 7198414th century aisleless first brick church,after destruction in 16th century, in 16th/17th centuriesrebuilt as a hall church; pale grey brick↓PoperingeIBE 3124415th centuryhall church↑IBE 3121313th–15th centurystabilized and a bit altered in the 19th century↓IBE 30986end 13th to 14th encenturieshall church↑RoeselareSint-MichielkerkIBE 236091502Late Gothic hall church↓Roeselare-OekeneIBE 23375tower 15th century, nave 17th century, extended in 1895↑near RoeselareRumbeke CastleIBE 23328Gothic, Renaissance & Baroque↑SteenkerkeSint-LaurentiuskerkIBE 83685↑VeurneIBE 1681213th–15th century↑IBE 16814choir 14th centurychoir Early Gothic, rest Gothic Revival↑House "De Valk" ("Falcon")IBE 166981st quarter of 17th centuryvery late Gothic↑YpresSt Martin's CathedralIBE 30539choir since 1221,transept since 125414th century nave & aisles,tower 1377 and 143–1470most of the walls of brick, but a lot of stone tracery; was a cathedral 1561 to 1801↑ZuienkerkeSint-MichielskerkIBE 58088

West Flanders ⬆ : Bruges (Brugge) • Damme • Poperinge • Veurne Provinces of Belgium : West Flanders • East Flanders • Prov. of Antwerp • Limburg (BE) • Flemish & Walloon Brabant, Brussels

East Flanders

↕ Place Building time of construction Notes Image↓AalstSt Martin's ChurchIBE 2371480–1566parts of the southern façade↓AssenedeSint-Pieter en Sint-MartinuskerkIBE 76102 oldest parts Romanesque, northern aisle new↓DendermondeIBE 482931328later alterations↑Ghent-EkkergemIBE 20298brick 1502–1527alterations by restorations of 1584–1618 and 1903–1907↓MaldegemIBE 50564crossing tower & choir↑MoerbekeChurch of Abbot St-Anthony(kerk Sint Antonius Abt)IBE 34245 14th–15th century↑Ophasselt,GeraardsbergenIBE 8682tower 15th century nave 1777↑Schendelbeke (Geraardsbergen)IBE 8731first mentioned in 1139, transept and lower parts of the tower Gothic and of brick, alterations in 1669 and 19th century↑StekeneIBE 15459choir & transept 1548 Gothic Revival nave 1897↑WachtebekeIBE 34347about 1200 & 1550–1580originally aisleless, later enlarged to be a hallchurch Watervliet, BelgiumOnze-Lieve-Vrouw HemelvaartkerkIBE 59063about 1500most of the simple walls of red brick, all complicated parts of stone

Provinces of Belgium : West Flanders • East Flanders • Prov. of Antwerp • Limburg (BE) • Flemish & Walloon Brabant, Brussels

Province of Antwerp

↕ Place Building time of construction Notes Image↓Antwerpformer St-Julian's Hospital (IBE 4172 ↓AntwerpVleeshuisIBE 46781501-1504↓BalenIBE 51953↓Deurnewith proviso:IBE 112841603–1644After-Gothic reconstruction on the foundations of the predecessor, built about 1500 and destroyed in 1579↑HerentalsIBE 470151614↓HerenthoutBegijnhofkerk Sint-CatharinaIBE 472251550alterations in 1774↑HoogstratenSt. Catherine's ChurchIBE 465781525–1550↓Meerle,HoogstratenSint-SalvatorkerkIBE 466881st half of 15th – 1st half of 16th century↑Minderhout,HoogstratenSint-ClemenskerkIBE 46731choir 1550 alterations 1773↓KasterleeIBE 47309tower old, nave Gothic Revival↑MechelenIBE 3467late 15th century only lateral gables of brick ↓Hof Van NassauIBE 3866late 15th century↑"Het Paradijs"IBE 112156 citizen's house ↓CellenbroederskloosterIBE 3626 ancient monastery, afterwards part of a beginage↑Jesus GateIBE 3668 entrance of a beginage

Limburg ↕ Place Building time of construction Notes Image↓BocholtSint-LaurenskerkIBE 86025 only the nave↓Meeuwen IBE 72451 ↓PeerIBE 80768only the tower of brick

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Hainaut Place Building time of construction Notes ImageBattignies (Binche)Saint-Anne's Chapelabout 1600very late GothicFontaine-l'ÉvêqueSt Christopher church simple areas of the walls of the nave of brickEnghien14th centuryMarcq,Enghien15th centuryconsecrated in 1347, present building 15th century

Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant & Brussels Place Building time of construction Notes ImageBrusselsCoudenberg Palacecompleted in 1451, burnt in 1731underground relics and archeological findings,the basement and some vaults were of brickItterbeek,DilbeekSaint Anna's ChurchIBE 38985Gothic 16th centuryWalls of the aisles with layers of brick, other parts stone only; Romanesque parts mid-13th centuryWavreGothic 16th centurynave and base of the tower of red stone, tower of red brick with narrow layers of white stone

Provinces of Belgium ⬆ : West Flanders • East Flanders • Prov. of Antwerp • Limburg (BE) • Hainaut • Flemish & Walloon Brabant, Brussels

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Czech Republic ↕ Place Building Time of construction Notes Image BrnoBasilica of the Assumption of Our Lady1323–1334 intignated by Queen Elizabeth Richeza Hradec KralovéCathedral of the Holy Spirit1339–1479built in three periods NymburkSaint Giles Church, Nymburk14th century– about 1500later alterations by repairingdamages of several wars OpavaCo-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary1237 –14th century 1394only the choir of brick PragueConvent of Saint Agnes13th century conventual building Old New Synagogue1270upper gable Karolinum originally a private palace,now a central building of Charles University U pěti korun(House of the Five Crowns) relic of the original Gothic decorationof a nowadays Renaissance & Baroque building

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Denmark Background informations: NM-DK = Digitized pages, available on the websites of the National Museum, of the compendium of Danmarks Kirker ("Churches of Denmark"). It has been published since 1927, but the digitized pages mostly are of editions of the 1990s. On the linked subpage, you have to cklick for a PDF with the title "... Kirke". The description you load down begins with some history. After that, the churchyard is described and after the churchyard, mostly beginning with the headline "BYGNING", the church building itself. In this list, sometimes simply is written "PDF", sometimes an identification of the volume and the number "BYGNING"-page. Trap = Statistik-Topographisk Beskrivelse af Kongeriket Danmark (Statistical-Topographical Description of the Kingdom of Denmark, initiated by Jens Peter Trap and continued by H. Weitemeyer, V. Falbe-Hansen & H. Westergaard. The 1st edition 1856–1860, 2nd edition 1872–1879 & 3rd edition 1898–1906 are available on Runeberg edition of Nordic literature. As a non-commercial volunteer project providing original texts, it can be considered equivalent to Wikisource.

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