--- title: Pfarrkirche St. Jakob url: "https://www.quellenviertel.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/490001321/pfarrkirche-st-jakob.html" description: "Consecrated in 1140, partially destroyed in the town fire of 1504. Tower: foundation stone laid in 1470; rebuilt and partially remodelled after collapse. Neo-Gothic furnishings; large number of high-quality epitaphs." date: 2026-06-19 modified: 2026-08-20 --- # Pfarrkirche St. Jakob Pfarrkirche St. Jakob ======================= Burghausen, Bayern, Deutschland ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/236971/AF50D33ADD827BE3AD414BF94CBB3D47173BD8B1B2194F2253D27A1DF26B4853/kirche.jpg) [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/236971/AF50D33ADD827BE3AD414BF94CBB3D47173BD8B1B2194F2253D27A1DF26B4853/kirche.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/236971/AF50D33ADD827BE3AD414BF94CBB3D47173BD8B1B2194F2253D27A1DF26B4853/kirche.jpg) Messerzeile 16 84489 Burghausen [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Messerzeile%2016%2C%2084489%20Burghausen "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Messerzeile%2016%2C%2084489%20Burghausen "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.158034455309881&lon=12.832138538360596&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Consecrated in 1140, partially destroyed in the town fire of 1504. Tower: foundation stone laid in 1470; rebuilt and partially remodelled after collapse. Neo-Gothic furnishings; large number of high-quality epitaphs. **St Jacob's parish church** Consecrated in 1140, rebuilt after the town fire of 1353 by the St Jacob's building yard. Partially destroyed in the town fire of 1504. Tower: foundation stone laid in 1470; tower over gallery 1721/1726; dome 1778/1781. Reconstruction and partial remodelling after the collapse of the southern nave (1851/1855). Predominantly neo-Gothic furnishings; large number of high-quality epitaphs. Franz Xaver Gruber, the creator of the world-famous Silent Night song, received his basic musical training from 1805 to 1806 in the Burghausen parish church of St Jakob and learnt to play the organ in the sacristan's house. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Pfarrkirche St. Jakob** Messerzeile 16 84489 Burghausen Phone +49 8677 4586Show no. E-Mail [pfarramt.burghausen.st.jakob@bistum-passau.de](#mailto) Web [pfarrverband-burghausen.bistum-pass…](https://pfarrverband-burghausen.bistum-passau.de/ "New window") https://pfarrverband-burghausen.bistum-passau.de/ --- **Contact person** Pfarr­ver­band Burg­hau­sen Mes­s­erzei­le 17/18 Phone +49 8677 4586Show no. E-Mail [pfarramt.burghausen.st.jakob@bistum-passau.de](#mailto) Web [pfarrverband-burghausen.bistum-passau.de/](https://pfarrverband-burghausen.bistum-passau.de/ "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](https://pfarrverband-burghausen.bistum-passau.de/ "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.quellenviertel.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")