St. Jakob

St. Jakob is a medieval church of the former free imperial city of Nuremberg in southern Germany. It is dedicated to Saint James the Greater. The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and later restored.

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Email: innenstadtpfarramt@nuernberg-evangelisch.de
Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: church
Also known as: “St. Jakob, Nuremberg”
Address: Jakobsplatz 1, Nürnberg, 90402

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Elizabeth and Weißer Turm.

St. Elizabeth

Church

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St. Elizabeth's is a Roman Catholic church in Nuremberg in southern Germany. It is dedicated to Elizabeth of Hungary.

Weißer Turm

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Weißer Turm is situated 120 metres northeast of St. Jakob.

Weißer Turm station

Railway stop

Weißer Turm station

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Weißer Turm station is a Nuremberg U-Bahn station, located on the U1 line. Located in the south-western part of Nuremberg's historical city and at the western end of the pedestrian-only shopping district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lorenz and Himpfelshof.

Lorenz

Suburb

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Lorenz is a suburb.

Himpfelshof

Suburb

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Himpfelshof is a suburb.

Gostenhof

Suburb

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Gostenhof is a suburb.

St. Jakob

Categories: churches of Teutonic Order, parish church, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
Location: Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.44955° or 49° 26′ 58″ north

Longitude

11.06983° or 11° 4′ 11″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8FXHC3X9+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“St. Jakob” goes by many names.

Chinese: “圣雅各堂”
Chinese: “聖雅各堂”
Czech: “kostel svatého Jakuba”
French: “église Saint-Jacques de Nuremberg”
French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Nuremberg”
German: “St. Jakob”
Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba w Norymberdze”

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