St James’ Church, Lübeck

St. James' Church is one of the five main Evangelical Lutheran parish churches in 's old town, Germany. It was consecrated in 1334, serving as a church for sailors and fishermen who still have their "Schütting" for meeting houses in the shipping company opposite the church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: church in Lübeck
  • Also known as: “church”, “Church St. Jakobi (Luebeck)”, “St. Jakobi”, and “St.-Jakobi-Kirche”
  • Address: Jakobikirchhof 3, Lübeck, 23552

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hospital of the Holy Spirit and Behnhaus.

Museum
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The is a former hospital in , , Germany.

Museum
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The is an art museum in the Hanseatic city of , , and part of its World Heritage Site. The as a structure is a neoclassical building with interior design by the architect Joseph Christian Lillie.

Museum
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St. Catherine Church in is a Brick Gothic church which belonged to a Franciscan monastery in the name of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, seized along other property from the by a city ordinance drawn up by the Lutheran pastor and friend… is situated 200 metres south of St James’ Church, Lübeck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stockelsdorf and Israelsdorf.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of , in , . It is situated directly northwest of and forms an agglomeration with the easterly town of . is situated 4 km northwest of St James’ Church, Lübeck.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of St James’ Church, Lübeck.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 5 km southwest of St James’ Church, Lübeck.

St James’ Church, Lübeck

Latitude
53.8709° or 53° 52′ 15″ north
Longitude
10.68897° or 10° 41′ 20″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 37993987
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“St James’ Church, Lübeck” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣雅各教堂”
  • Danish: “Jakobikirke”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobikerk (Lubeck)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jacobikerk”
  • French: “église Saint-Jacques de Lübeck”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Lübeck”
  • German: “Jakobikirche”
  • German: “Kirche St. Jakobi (Lübeck)”
  • German: “Kirche”
  • German: “Sankt Jakobi”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-templom (Lübeck)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-templom”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba w Lubece”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба (Любек)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Jakoba, Lübeck”
  • Western Frisian: “Jakobikirche”
  • “Church St. Jakobi (Luebeck)”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include War memorial in St. Jakobi (Luebeck) and Geibelplatz.

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