Southern Netherlands
North Brabant
Gemeente ‘s-Hertogenbosch

St. John’s Cathedral

The Catholic Cathedral Church of St. John of , , is the height of Gothic architecture in the Netherlands. It has an extensive and richly decorated interior, and serves as the cathedral for the bishopric of 's-Hertogenbosch.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in ’s-Hertogenbosch
  • Also known as: “Kathedrale Baseliek Sint Johannes Evangelist” and “Saint John’s Cathedral”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Slager and Parade.

Museum
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is an art museum in , , dedicated to the work of eight local painters from three generations of the Slager family.

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is situated 100 metres southwest of St. John’s Cathedral.

Museum
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The is a museum located in the former New St. James Church on Jeroen Boschplein in , the capital of North Brabant, in the . is situated 260 metres east of St. John’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Binnenstad and ’s-Hertogenbosch.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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's-Hertogenbosch, commonly known as Den Bosch, is a city in the south of the and the capital of the province of . Once a stronghold, vital in the protection of the young Dutch nation, Den Bosch has a charming and well-preserved medieval centre.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

St. John’s Cathedral

Latitude
51.68807° or 51° 41′ 17″ north
Longitude
5.30845° or 5° 18′ 30″ east
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Inception
1220
Open location code
9F37M8Q5+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 268259385
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6620977
Wiki­data ID
Q2050553
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“St. John’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Joan”
  • Chinese: “聖若望主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “de Sint Jan”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 21879”
  • Dutch: “Sint Jan’s Kathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Janskathedraal (‘s-Hertogenbosch)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Janskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوحنا”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Johano”
  • French: “Basilique-cathédrale Saint-Jean de Bois-le-Duc”
  • French: “cathédrale de Bois-le-Duc”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean de Bois-le-Duc”
  • German: “St.-Johannes-Kathedrale”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral ‘s-Hertogenbosch”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Den Bosch”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Yohanes”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di ‘s-Hertogenbosch”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di ’s-Hertogenbosch”
  • Japanese: “シント・ヤンス聖堂”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jana w ’s-Hertogenbosch”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São João”
  • Romanian: “catedrala Sfântul Ioan din ‘s-Hertogenbosch”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иоанна”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan (Bolduque)”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор святого Йоана (Гертогенбос)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Janskatedraal”

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