Scots Monastery
The Scots Monastery is the former Benedictine Abbey of St James in Regensburg, Germany. It was founded in the 11th century by Irish missionaries and for most of its history was in the hands of first Irish, then Scottish monks.Photo: Richard Bartz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Jsamwrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church
- Also known as: “Schottenkirche St. Jakob” and “Scots Monastery, Regensburg”
- Address: Jakobstraße 3, Regensburg, 93047
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Velodrom and Public Observatory Regensburg.
Velodrom
Theater building
Photo: Johanning, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Velodrom is a venue of the Theater Regensburg and is located on Simon-Oberndorfer-Platz at the beginning of the Westnerwacht in Regensburg. The word Velodrom comes from Velodrome, the French word for cycle racing track. Velodrom is situated 160 metres northwest of Scots Monastery.
Public Observatory Regensburg
Observatory
Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Public Observatory Regensburg is an astronomical observatory located in Regensburg, Germany. Its history dates back to the year 1774 when Saint Emmeram's Abbey dedicated two towers to astronomical observations. Public Observatory Regensburg is situated 210 metres southeast of Scots Monastery.
Regional State Library for Regensburg
Library
Photo: Johanning, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Regional State Library for Regensburg is situated 180 metres east of Scots Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sallern and Leoprechting.
Sallern
Suburb
Photo: ChrStein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sallern is a suburb, which is situated 3 km north of Scots Monastery.
Leoprechting
Suburb
Photo: Johanning, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leoprechting is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km south of Scots Monastery.
Mariaort
Locality
Photo: Uoeneca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mariaort is a locality, which is situated 4½ km west of Scots Monastery.
Scots Monastery
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.01863° or 49° 1′ 7″ northLongitude
12.08837° or 12° 5′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8FXJ239Q+F8OpenStreetMap ID
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historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q315413
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Scots Monastery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “苏格兰修道院”
- Czech: “kostel svatého Jakuba”
- Dutch: “Scots Monastery”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير الاسكتلنديين”
- Esperanto: “Skota Monaĥejo”
- French: “église Saint-Jacques de Ratisbonne”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Ratisbonne”
- German: “Schottenkirche Regensburg”
- German: “St. Jakob (Regensburg)”
- German: “St. Jakob Regensburg”
- German: “St. Jakob, Regensburg”
- German: “St. Jakob”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Giacomo”
- Italian: “monastero di St. Jakob”
- Japanese: “ショッテンクレスター”
- Russian: “Церковь св. Якоба в Регенсбурге”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Иакова”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба”
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