Saint Jacob’s Church
Saint Jacob’s Church is a church in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders which is located on Sint-Jacobsplein. Saint Jacob’s Church is situated nearby to the historic site Saint James‘ pump, as well as near the square Cuythoek.Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Leuven, Belgium
- Also known as: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
- Address: Sint-Jacobsplein, Leuven
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint James‘ pump and Cuythoek.
Saint James‘ pump
Historic site
Photo: Homeros 29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint James‘ pump is a historic site, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Saint Jacob’s Church.
Cuythoek
Square
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuythoek is a square, which is situated 170 metres east of Saint Jacob’s Church.
Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis
Park
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis is a botanical garden in Leuven, Belgium, dating from 1738. It is situated in the city centre and has an extent of 2.2 hectares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Terbank and Heverlee.
Heverlee
Town
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heverlee is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.
Kessel-Lo
Village
Photo: Álvaro Rebón, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kessel-Lo is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. The city was merged into Leuven as a sub-municipality on 1 January 1977. Kessel-Lo is situated 3 km east of Saint Jacob’s Church.
Saint Jacob’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.88053° or 50° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
4.69114° or 4° 41′ 28″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9F26VMJR+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 77159681OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Saint Jacob’s Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Parochiekerk Sint-Jacob”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskapittel”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk (Leuven)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
- French: “église Saint-Jacques de Louvain”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Louvain”
- French: “église Sint-Jacobs de Leuven”
- French: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
- German: “Sankt-Jakobskirche”
- German: “Sint Jacob”
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