James the Greater Church
The James the Greater Church is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Pastoor Neujeanstraat 6 in Bocholtz, Netherlands. First mentioned in the 14th century, the current church was built in 1869 by Pierre Cuypers.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Bocholtz, Netherlands
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle De Bongard and Mariakapel.
Castle De Bongard
Castle
Photo: Boches, Public domain.
Castle De Bongard is situated 590 metres northwest of James the Greater Church.
Mariakapel
Chapel
Heerlen Autoweg
Border checkpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heerlen Autoweg is a border checkpoint, which is situated 1½ km north of James the Greater Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bocholtz and Zandberg.
Bocholtz
Village
Photo: Boches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bocholtz is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Simpelveld, and lies about 7 km southwest of Kerkrade. Until 1982, it was a separate municipality.
Baneheide
Hamlet
James the Greater Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Simpelveld, South Limburg, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.81824° or 50° 49′ 6″ northLongitude
6.00678° or 6° 0′ 24″ eastInception
1796Open location code
9F28R294+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 276721712OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q4809123
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“James the Greater Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jacobus de Meerdere”
- Dutch: “Jacobus de Meerderekerk (Bocholtz)”
- Dutch: “Jacobus de Meerderekerk”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 33600”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه يعقوب الكبرى”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba Większego w Bocholtz”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santiago el Mayor”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include R.K. Begraafplaats H. Jacobus de Meerderekerk and Dienstencentrum Op de Boor.
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