St. Peter’s Church, Munich

St. Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the inner city of , southern . Its 91-metre tower is commonly known as "Alter Peter"—Old Peter—and is emblematic of Munich.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: a church in Munich
  • Also known as: “Saint Peter’s Church”
  • Address: Petersplatz 1, München, 80331

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include old town hall Munich and Viktualienmarkt.

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The Old Town Hall, until 1874 the domicile of the municipality, serves today as a building for representative purposes for the city council in , , . The Old Town Hall bounds the central square on its east side.

Marketplace
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The is a food market and a square in the center of , . With the exception of Sundays and holidays, it has been held daily since 1807. is situated 110 metres south of St. Peter’s Church, Munich.

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The Mariensäule is a Marian column located on the in , . Mary is revered here as Patrona Bavariae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Lehel.

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meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

St. Peter’s Church, Munich

Latitude
48.13647° or 48° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
11.57603° or 11° 34′ 34″ east
Elevation
524 metres (1,719 feet)
Inception
June 27th, 1954
Height
91 metres (299 feet)
Roof shape
gabled
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FWH4HPG+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228534603
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
6946181
Wiki­data ID
Q707645
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Wu Chinese—“St. Peter’s Church, Munich” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Ilesia de Sant Pero de Múnich”
  • Aragonese: “Peterskirche (Múnich)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Pyotr kilsəsi (Münxen)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Pyotr kilsəsi”
  • Bavarian: “St. Peter”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Пятра, Мюнхен”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Пятра”
  • Bengali: “সন্ত পিটারের গির্জা, মিউনিখ”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Петър”
  • Catalan: “Sant Pere de Múnic”
  • Chinese: “圣伯多禄堂”
  • Chinese: “圣彼得教堂”
  • Chinese: “慕尼黑圣伯多禄教堂”
  • Chinese: “慕尼黑聖伯多祿教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖伯多祿教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Petra v Mnichově”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Petruskerk (Munchen)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Petruskerk”
  • Finnish: “Peterskirche”
  • French: “église Saint-Pierre de Munich”
  • French: “Église Saint-Pierre de Munich”
  • German: “Alter Peter”
  • German: “München, Stadtpfarrkirche St. Peter”
  • German: “Sankt Peter”
  • German: “Sankt Peterskirche”
  • German: “St. Peter (München)”
  • German: “St. Peter”
  • Hindi: “सेंट पीटर चर्च, म्यूनिख”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Péter-templom”
  • Icelandic: “Péturskirkjan í München”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Petrus, München”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Pietro”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Pietro”
  • Italian: “Peterskirche”
  • Italian: “San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “聖ペーター教会”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Piotra w Monachium”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sfântul Petru din München”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Петра”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Petra, München”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
  • Tatar: “Изге Питер чиркәве”
  • Wu Chinese: “圣伯多禄堂（慕尼黑）”
  • Wu Chinese: “圣伯多禄堂”
  • “St. Peter (München)”

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