St. Jakob am Sand
St. Jakob am Sand is a church in Ritten, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. St. Jakob am Sand is situated nearby to the church St. Georg am Kofel, as well as near the museum Runkelstein Castle.Photo: Vollmond11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Bolzano, Italy
- Also known as: “St. Jakob” and “St. Jakob im Sand - San Giacomo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Runkelstein Castle and Castle Ried.
Runkelstein Castle
Museum
Photo: suedtirol-altoadige, CC BY 2.0.
Runkelstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. In 1237 Alderich, Prince-Bishop of Trent, gave the brothers Friedrich and Beral, Lords of Wangen, permission to construct a castle on the rock then called Runchenstayn. Runkelstein Castle is situated 600 metres east of St. Jakob am Sand.
Castle Ried
Castle
Photo: Mike.fabian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Ried is situated 760 metres east of St. Jakob am Sand.
St. Georg am Kofel
Church
Photo: Foto Fitti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Georg am Kofel is a church, which is situated 590 metres southwest of St. Jakob am Sand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gries-Quirein and Zollstange.
Bolzano
Photo: Italo-Europeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolzano or Bozen, is the capital city of South Tyrol, the German-speaking region in the northern part of Italy. Bolzano is the largest city in the region.
St. Jakob am Sand
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ritten, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.51926° or 46° 31′ 9″ northLongitude
11.35148° or 11° 21′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FRHG992+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 148789498OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q89473054
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“St. Jakob am Sand” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Jakob am Sand”
- German: “St. Jakob im Sand”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kofler auf Ceslar and Hydroelectric Power Plant Sant’Antonio.
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