St. James’ Church, Hamburg

St. James' Church is one of the five principal churches of Hamburg. In 1529, it became a Lutheran church. It is located directly in the city centre, has a 125 m-tall tower and features a famous organ by Arp Schnitger from 1693.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: one of Hamburg’s main churches
  • Also known as: “Evangelisch-lutherische Hauptkirche St. Jacobi”, “St. Jacobi, Hamburg”, “St. James‘ Church”, and “St. James‘ Church, Hamburg”
  • Address: Jakobikirchhof 22, Hamburg, 20095
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chilehaus and Rappolthaus.

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The is a ten-story office building in , in the Kontorhaus District. It is an example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. is situated 240 metres south of St. James’ Church, Hamburg.

Heritage site
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is a heritage site.

Railway station
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Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, or Hamburg Central Railway Station in English, is the main railway station of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Opened in 1906 to replace four separate terminal stations, today Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service AG. is situated 500 metres northeast of St. James’ Church, Hamburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neustadt-Altstadt and HafenCity.

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The city centre of is formed by the districts of Altstadt and Neustadt, as well as the new district of Hafencity immediately south of Altstadt.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the borough of , , . It is located on the river island Grasbrook, on the former area.

Suburb
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is a central quarter in the borough of , . In 2020 the population was 11,349.

St. James’ Church, Hamburg

Latitude
53.55036° or 53° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude
10.00076° or 10° 0′ 3″ east
Height
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
9F5GH222+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142944360
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q564532
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“St. James’ Church, Hamburg” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Yakov kilsəsi (Hamburq)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Yakov kilsəsi”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Jacobi”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各教堂”
  • Chinese: “汉堡圣雅各教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖雅各教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sankt-Jacobikirche”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobikerk (Hamburg)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobikerk”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جيمس”
  • Esperanto: “St.-Jacobi-preĝejo”
  • French: “église Saint-Jacques de Hambourg”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Hambourg”
  • German: “Hauptkirche Sankt Jacobi”
  • German: “Hauptkirche St. Jacobi”
  • German: “Jakobikirche”
  • German: “St. Jacobi”
  • German: “St. Jakobi”
  • German: “St.-Jacobi-Kirche Hamburg”
  • German: “St.-Jacobi-Kirche”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јаков”
  • Polish: “Kościół Główny św. Jakuba w Hamburgu”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba w Hamburgu”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба (Гамбург)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Jabikstsjerke”

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Highlights include Mönckebergbrunnen and Mönckebergstraße station.

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