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Church of St. James the Great

The Church of St. James the Great is an early Gothic church in in the . It is a three-aisled temple nave with a long presbytery and two high towers in the front. It is consecrated to the patron of miners Saint James the Great.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Jihlava District of Vysočina region
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint James in Jihlava”, “Church of St. James the Greater”, “Kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího”, and “Svatý Jakub Větší”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jakubské náměstí (Jihlava) and Bolestná Panna Marie.

Square
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is a square.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hruškové Dvory and Pístov.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Church of St. James the Great.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Church of St. James the Great.

Church of St. James the Great

Latitude
49.39518° or 49° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
15.59338° or 15° 35′ 36″ east
Inception
1379
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8FXQ9HWV+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52901669
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q12030751
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Church of St. James the Great” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího v Jihlavě”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba Většího v Jihlavě”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba Většího”
  • German: “Skt. Jakobs des Älteren”
  • German: “St. Jakob (Jihlava)”
  • German: “St. Jakob”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba Większego w Igławie”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jakuba Väčšieho (Jihlava)”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jakuba Väčšieho”

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