Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church

St. Johann Nepomuk, better known as the Asam Church, is a Baroque church in , . It was built from 1733 to 1746 by a pair of brothers, sculptor Egid Quirin Asam and painter Cosmas Damian Asam, as their private church.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Friday: 1:00 PM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: filial Roman Catholic church in Munich, Germany
  • Also known as: “Asam Church”, “Asam Church, Munich”, and “Asam-Kirche”
  • Address: Sendlinger Straße 32, München, 80331

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Museum Munich and Munich Frauenkirche.

Museum
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The , provides an overview of Munich’s Jewish history and is part of the city's new Jewish Center located at Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in , . is situated 230 metres southeast of Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church.

Church
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The Frauenkirche is a church in , , Germany, that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop. is situated 480 metres northeast of Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church.

Church
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The Church of All Saints also known as Holy Cross Church, is a cemetery church in , southern . The church is currently operated by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. is situated 130 metres northwest of Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Glockenbachviertel.

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meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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is the district of immediately south and west of , which is the historic centre. It's where most visitors arrive, as it's the transport hub, with trains from all parts of Germany, S-Bahn commuter lines from the airport and elsewhere in the city, and the central bus station.

Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church

Latitude
48.13521° or 48° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
11.56952° or 11° 34′ 10″ east
Inception
1746
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FWH4HP9+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 47515468
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q152973
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Vietnamese—“Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Asamkirche (Múnich)”
  • Aragonese: “Asamkirche de Múnich”
  • Bavarian: “Asamkirch”
  • Belarusian: “Азамкірхэ”
  • Chinese: “阿桑教堂”
  • Chinese: “阿萨姆教堂”
  • Dutch: “Asamkerk”
  • French: “Asamkirche”
  • German: “Asamkirche”
  • German: “Sankt Johann Nepomuk”
  • German: “St.-Johann-Nepomuk-Kirche”
  • Greek: “Άζαμκιρχε”
  • Hungarian: “Nepomuki Szent János-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Asam, München”
  • Italian: “Asamkirche”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Asam”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Nepomuceno”
  • Japanese: “アザム教会”
  • Kölsch: “Asamkerch”
  • Kölsch: “Asamkirche”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Asamkirken i München”
  • Norwegian: “Asamkirken i München”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Nepomucena w Monachium”
  • Portuguese: “Asamkirche”
  • Russian: “Азамкирхе”
  • Russian: “Санкт-Йоханн Непомук/ Церковь Асам”
  • Russian: “Церковь святого Иоанна Непомука”
  • Spanish: “Asamkirche”
  • Spanish: “Asamkirke”
  • Swedish: “Asamkirche”
  • Ukrainian: “Азамкірхе”
  • Ukrainian: “Костел Святого Яна Непомуцького (Мюнхен)”
  • Ukrainian: “Костел Святого Яна Непомуцького”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Asam”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Asamhof Passage and Sendlinger Straße.

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