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Discovering churches virtually

A church is far more than just its tower – it holds stories, preserves cultural treasures, and offers a tangible experience of faith. This is exactly where the "NordKirchenTour" app comes in: it enables visitors to explore churches in a modern and intuitive way using their smartphones.

The Nordkirche app helps tourists discover the most beautiful Protestant churches in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Hamburg. Drawing on the Nordkirche's extensive database, it provides a wide range of information, including images, videos, floor plans, and audio recordings. This transforms every visit into an informative, customizable, and enriching discovery tour.

Insight into development

The Nordkirche App accesses the central database of the Nordkirche and provides extensive information through a specially developed interface. This includes up-to-date opening hours of church facilities, detailed event calendars, and worship service times across the various congregations.

For the development of the content management system, a modern technology stack was chosen: Elm for the frontend and Elixir/Phoenix for the backend. This architecture ensures high performance, stability, and maintainability while supporting an efficient editorial workflow.

The app itself is a Progressive Web App (PWA), which means it can be used directly in the browser or installed on mobile devices. In addition, it is available for download in the Apple and Google app stores, allowing users to interact with it like a conventional native application — including offline functionality and quick access to key content.