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 church in Munich, Germany
  • Also known as: Asam Church, Munich”, “Asam-Kirche”, and “Asamkirche
  • Address: Sendlinger Straße 32, München, 80331
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Museum Munich and Munich Frauenkirche.

Museum
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
Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5.
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
The Church of All Saints also known as Holy Cross Church, is a cemetery church in , southern . The church was built in 1478 by Jörg von Halsbach and was the first church with a cemetery in the St. is situated 130 metres northwest of Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.

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.

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.

Quarter
Photo: Tkx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Sankt Johann Nepomuk / Asam Church

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