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Vågan Church

Vågan Church is a of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of on the island of .
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Vågan, Norway
  • Also known as: “Lofoten Cathedral”, “Lofotkatedralen”, “Vagan”, “Vågan”, and “Vågan kirke”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Svolvær Church and Lofoten War Memorial Museum.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in county, . It is located in the town of on the island of . is situated 4 km northeast of Vågan Church.

Museum
Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a World War II museum located in , Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on events that took place in the area and during the German occupation of Norway. is situated 4 km northeast of Vågan Church.

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km north of Vågan Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sydalen.

Quarter
is a village in Vågan Municipality in county, . It is located on the west coast of the island of , about 7 kilometres north of the on the European route E10 highway. is situated 10 km northwest of Vågan Church.

Vågan Church

Latitude
68.21565° or 68° 12′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.48371° or 14° 29′ 1″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Inception
1898
Operator
Vågan kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FWP6F8M+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71865264
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
3133052
Wiki­data ID
Q1474775
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“Vågan Church” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kostel ve Våganu”
  • Danish: “Vågan Kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فاجان”
  • Estonian: “Lofoodi Katedraal”
  • Estonian: “Lofootide katedraal”
  • Estonian: “Vagani kirik”
  • Estonian: “Vågani kirik”
  • Finnish: “Våganin kirkko”
  • German: “Lofotkatedralen”
  • German: “Vagan kirke”
  • German: “Vågan kirke”
  • German: “Vågan-Kirche”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lofotkatedralen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vågan kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vågan kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vågan kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lofotkatedralen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vågan kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Vågan kirke”
  • Swedish: “Vågan kyrka”

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