Saint John the Baptist Church
Saint John the Baptist Church is a church in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders which is located on Groot Begijnhof. Saint John the Baptist Church is situated nearby to the protected area Great Beguinage, as well as near the university American College.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Leuven, Belgium
- Also known as: “Sint-Jan de Doperkerk”
- Address: Groot Begijnhof 2
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Beguinage and Den Dreef.
Great Beguinage
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Great Beguinage of Leuven is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven, Belgium. Great Beguinage is situated 110 metres northwest of Saint John the Baptist Church.
Den Dreef
Stadium
Photo: George Bryce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Den Dreef, also known as King Power at Den Dreef for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium situated on Kardinaal Mercierlaan in the Heverlee suburb of Leuven in Belgium. Den Dreef is situated 400 metres southwest of Saint John the Baptist Church.
American College
University
Photo: IdahoUD, Public domain.
The American College of the Immaculate Conception, or the American College of Louvain is a former Roman Catholic theological seminary in Leuven, the Kingdom of Belgium in Europe. American College is situated 230 metres northeast of Saint John the Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heverlee and Terbank.
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. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Leuven. Kessel-Lo is situated 3 km northeast of Saint John the Baptist Church.
Saint John the Baptist Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.87139° or 50° 52′ 17″ northLongitude
4.69748° or 4° 41′ 51″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Operator
Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenOpen location code
9F26VMCW+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 448448084OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
7302913Wikidata ID
Q2289604
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Saint John the Baptist Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Begijnhofkerk Sint-Jan de Doper”
- Dutch: “Begijnhofkerk”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk”
- Dutch: “Sint-Johannes-de-Doper-van-het-Begijnhofkerk”
- French: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-du-Béguinage de Louvain”
- French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-du-Béguinage de Louvain”
- French: “église Saint-Jean-le-Baptiste”
- German: “Sankt-Johannes-der-Täuferkirche”
- German: “Sint Jan de Doper”
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