Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven

Saint Peter's Church is a church in , Belgium, built in the 15th century in the Brabantine Gothic style. The church has a cruciform floor plan and a low bell tower that has never been completed.
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  • Roman Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of 36 metres (118 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1425
  • …is named after Saint Peter
  • …has 2 floors
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
    Sunday and public holidays: 11:00 AM–4:30 PM
    October–March: Wednesday closed
  • Description: church in Leuven, Belgium
  • Address: Grote Markt 1, Leuven, 3000
  • Also known as
    “Leuven St. Peter’s Church”
    “Magistral Church”
    “Sint-Pieter”
    “St. Peter’s Church, Leuven”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grote Markt and M – Museum Leuven.

Square
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The is the central square of , , Belgium.

Museum
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M Leuven or simply M is an art museum in the inner… is situated 250 metres southeast of Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 130 metres southwest of Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Small Beguinage and Great Beguinage.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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The of Leuven is a well-preserved…

Locality
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is a locality.

Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven

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Latitude
50.87954° or 50° 52′ 46″ north
Longitude
4.70121° or 4° 42′ 4″ east
Open location code
9F26VPH2+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37427236
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
6694353
Wiki­data ID
Q17722

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vlaams—“Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “ilesia de San Pedru”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Пятра”
  • Catalan: “església de Sant Pere”
  • Chinese: “圣伯多禄教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Petra v Lovani”
  • Danish: “Skt. Peters Kirke, Leuven”
  • Dutch: “Parochiekerk Sint-Pieter”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Pieterskapittel te Leuven”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Pieterskerk (Leuven)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Pieterskerk Leuven”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Pieterskerk”
  • Esperanto: “Kirko de Sankta Petro en Loveno”
  • French: “collégiale Saint-Pierre de Louvain”
  • French: “Collégiale Saint-Pierre de Louvain”
  • French: “église de Louvain”
  • French: “église Saint-Pierre de Louvain”
  • German: “Sint Pieter”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית פטרוס הקדוש”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Petrus, Leuven”
  • Indonesian: “Leuven Gereja Santo Petrus”
  • Italian: “Collegiale Sint-Pieterskerk”
  • Italian: “collegiata di San Pietro”
  • Italian: “Collegiata di San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “聖ペテロ教会 (ルーヴェン)”
  • Polish: “Kolegiata św. Piotra w Leuven”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Петра”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Petra v Leuvnu”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Petra, Leuven”
  • Slovenian: “louvenska cerkev”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Magistral”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Peterskyrkan, Leuven”
  • Tatar: “Изге Питер чиркәве”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Petrus Kilisesi, Leuven”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Петра”
  • Vlaams: “Sinte-Pieterskerke”

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