Church of St. James

Saint James` church is a late Gothic three-nave hall church situated in James' square in the centre of , in . One of the largest well-preserved Gothic churches in the Czech Republic.
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  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Email: brno-jakub@dieceze.cz
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Brno-město District of South Moravian region
  • Also known as: “Saint James` church”, “sv. Jakub Starší”, and “sv. Jakub Větší”
  • Address: Jakubské náměstí, 602 00
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brno Ossuary and Divadlo Bolka Polívky.

Museum
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is an underground in , . It was rediscovered in 2001 in the historical centre of the city, partially under the Church of St. James.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Movie theater
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is a in in the Czech Republic. It is located at Moravské náměstí in the basement of building 127/3, city quarter and Brno-město.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brno and Brno-město.

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is the major city of Moravia. It is the largest city in Moravia and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area. It was founded around the year 1000; and since the 14th century, the city served as the capital of Moravia.

Suburb
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is a cadastral territory of the city district of , forming the central part and historical core of the city of , .

Suburb
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is a cadastral territory northeast of the center of the city of , . It has an area of 1.64 km². Originally an independent village, it was annexed to Brno in 1850.

Church of St. James

Latitude
49.19661° or 49° 11′ 48″ north
Longitude
16.60838° or 16° 36′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FXR5JW5+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42499157
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1149587
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovak—“Church of St. James” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Jaume el Major (Brno)”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Jaume el Major”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各伯教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Jakuba v Brně”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Jakuba Většího”
  • Dutch: “Church of St. James”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de sankta Jakobo la pli aĝa”
  • French: “église de Saint-Jacques”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Brno”
  • German: “St.-Jakobs-Kirche”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Tiago (Brno)”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Tiago”
  • Russian: “Храм Святого Иакова Старшего (Брно)”
  • Russian: “Храм Святого Иакова Старшего”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jakuba”

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