St. James’s Church, Munich

Saint James's Church, is a church in . It serves the School Sisters of Our Blessed Lady as a monastery church. The church contains the grave of Blessed Maria Theresia Gerhardinger.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “St. Jakob am Anger” and “St. Jakob’s Church”
  • Address: Unterer Anger 1, München, 80331
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Museum Munich and Ohel Jakob synagogue.

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 , .

Synagogue
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is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in , . It was built between 2004 and 2006 as the new main synagogue for the Jewish community in Munich.

Church
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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. is situated 230 metres northwest of St. James’s Church, Munich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt and Altstadt.

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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.

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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.

St. James’s Church, Munich

Latitude
48.13399° or 48° 8′ 2″ north
Longitude
11.57198° or 11° 34′ 19″ east
Inception
1957
Levels
6
Open location code
8FWH4HMC+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 55802676
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1340606
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“St. James’s Church, Munich” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣雅各伯堂”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Jakuba”
  • German: “St. Jakob”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба (Мюнхен)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Якоба”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Klangsteine and Theresia-Gerhardinger-Schule am Anger.

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