Denmark
Central Jutland
Aarhus Municipality

Cathedral

Aarhus Cathedral is a cathedral in , . It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at 93 m in length and 96 m in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edifice of the diocese of Aarhus for the Church of Denmark, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, St Clemens.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “Aarhus Cathedral”, “Arhus Domkirke”, and “Sct. Clemens Kirke”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gender Museum Denmark and Domkirkepladsen.

Museum
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KØN - , formerly Kvindemuseet, is a history museum in , focused on the cultural history of gender and sexuality in Denmark.

Square
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is a square.

Square
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is a located in the Indre By neighborhood in , . faces Aarhus Cathedral to the north, Aarhus Theatre to the east and is located in or close to the historic neighborhood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latin Quarter and Midtbyen.

Neighborhood
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The in is the oldest part of the city and is itself part of the inner city. The quarter comprise the streets of Badstuegade, Klostergade, Volden, Studsgade, Borggade, Rosensgade, Mejlgade and Graven, with Pustervig Torv as the main square.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Aarhus Center or City, is the inner part of . is part of district Aarhus C, mainly with postal code 8000, together with Vesterbro, Trøjborg and and has a population of around 90000.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in the city of , home to some 3,000 residents. The neighborhood is part of the Aarhus C district and borders the neighborhoods of Indre By south and west, in the east and Trøjborg north.

Cathedral

Latitude
56.15687° or 56° 9′ 25″ north
Longitude
10.2106° or 10° 12′ 38″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Named after
Clement I
Open location code
9F8G5646+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254079854
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6940238
Wiki­data ID
Q491260
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Orhus kafedralı”
  • Basque: “San Klemente katedrala (Aarhus)”
  • Basque: “San Klemente katedrala”
  • Chinese: “奧胡斯主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Aarhuská katedrála”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Klimenta”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Aarhusu”
  • Danish: “Aarhus Domkirke”
  • Danish: “Århus Domkirke”
  • Danish: “Domkirken i Aarhus”
  • Dutch: “Domkerk van Aarhus”
  • Finnish: “Aarhusin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “Cathédrale d’Aarhus”
  • French: “Cathedrale d’Arhus”
  • French: “cathédrale d’Århus”
  • German: “Aarhus Domkirke”
  • German: “Dom zu Aarhus”
  • German: “Dom zu Århus”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Clemente”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Clemente”
  • Japanese: “オーフス大聖堂”
  • Low German: “Doom vun Aarhus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aarhus domkirke”
  • Norwegian: “Aarhus domkirke”
  • Norwegian: “Århus domkirke”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Århus”
  • Russian: “Собор Орхуса”
  • Slovenian: “Aarhuška stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Aarhus”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Clemente de Aarhus”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Clemente”
  • Swedish: “Århus domkirke”
  • Swedish: “Århus domkyrka”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Klemens Kirke”
  • Western Frisian: “Domtsjerke fan Aarhus”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cathedral”. Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, Public domain.