Basilica of St. James, Levoča

The Basilica of St. James is a Gothic church in , , Slovakia. Building began in the 14th century. It is a Catholic parish church, dedicated to James the Apostle.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Gothic Basilica minor, World Heritage Site, highest wooden altar, well-preserved interior
  • Also known as: “Bazilika svätého Jakuba (Levoča), Pfarrkirche St. Jakob (Leutschau)” and “St. James, Levoča”
  • Address: Námestie Majstra Pavla 1/1, 1, Levoča, Levoča, 05401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Historic town hall and House of Master Paul in Levoča.

Historic building
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The Old Town Hall in the UNESCO World Heritage town of , was originally built in the 15th century, and stands in the town's main square.

Museum
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is a museum.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Levoča and Kurimany.

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is a town in the Region of eastern with a population of 14,700. The town has a historic centre with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the tallest wooden altar in the world, carved by Master Paul of , and many other Renaissance buildings.

Village
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is a and municipality in in the of central-eastern . is situated 4½ km southwest of Basilica of St. James, Levoča.

Village
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is a and municipality in in the of central-eastern . is situated 4½ km northeast of Basilica of St. James, Levoča.

Basilica of St. James, Levoča

Latitude
49.02633° or 49° 1′ 35″ north
Longitude
20.58917° or 20° 35′ 21″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Vietnamese—“Basilica of St. James, Levoča” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “St. Jakob (Levoča)”
  • Chinese: “萊沃恰聖雅各大教堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba Staršího”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Jacques de Levoča”
  • French: “basilique Saint-Jacques”
  • French: “église Saint-Jacques”
  • German: “St. Jakob (Levoča)”
  • German: “St. Jakob”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-templom (Lőcse)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Yakobus, Levoča”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Jēkaba bazilika”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Świętego Jakuba w Lewoczy”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba w Lewoczy”
  • Slovak: “bazilika minor, sv. Jakuba”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätého Jakuba (Levoča)”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätého Jakuba”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika sv. Jakoba, Levoča”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santiago (Levoča)”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santiago”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường St. James, Levoča”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Jacob, Levoča”

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