Hedvig Eleonora Church
Hedvig Eleonora Church is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm.Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Stockholm, Sweden
- Also known as: “Hedvig Eleonora kyrka” and “Hedvig Eleonora Kyrka”
- Address: Storgatan 2, Stockholm, 114 51
- Roof shape: gabled
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Army Museum and National Library of Sweden.
The Army Museum
Museum
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The Swedish Army Museum is a museum of military history located in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm. It reopened in 2002 after a long period of closure, and was awarded the title of the best museum of Stockholm in 2005.
National Library of Sweden
Library
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The National Library of Sweden is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in Swedish, as well as content with Swedish association published abroad. National Library of Sweden is situated 580 metres northwest of Hedvig Eleonora Church.
Nationalmuseum
Museum
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Nationalmuseum is the national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. The museum's operations stretch far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, including the National Portrait Gallery collection at Gripshom, the Gustavsberg porcelain museum, several castle collections and the Swedish Institute in Paris. Nationalmuseum is situated 760 metres south of Hedvig Eleonora Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Östermalm and Blasieholmen.
Östermalm
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Östermalm is a borough in north-eastern Stockholm, bordering Norrmalm and Vasastan at Birger Jarlsgatan, one of Stockholm's longest streets. The core of Östermalm consists of 19th century city-blocks, combined with vibrant tree-lined boulevards and upmarket shopping.
Blasieholmen
Locality
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Blasieholmen is a peninsula in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located east of Kungsträdgården. Originally a small island, named Käpplingen, it became a peninsula, connected to Norrmalm, during the 17th century.
Norrmalm
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Norrmalm, also known as City, is the central borough of Stockholm, bordering to Östermalm to the east at Birger Jarlsgatan, the Old Town to the south, Kungsholmen to the south-west, and Vasastan north-west of Tegnérgatan.
Hedvig Eleonora Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms domkyrkoförs., Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.33522° or 59° 20′ 7″ northLongitude
18.08052° or 18° 4′ 50″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Inception
August 21st, 1737Height
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
9FFW83PJ+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 27741605OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Hedvig Eleonora Church” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Hedvig Eleonora eliza”
- Catalan: “Església Hedvig Eleonora”
- Chinese: “海德維格·埃萊奧諾拉教堂”
- Chinese: “海德维格·埃莱奥诺拉教堂”
- Czech: “Kostel Hedviky Eleonory”
- Danish: “Hedvig Eleonora Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه هيدفيج اليونورا”
- Finnish: “Hedvig Eleonoran kirkko”
- French: “église Hedwige-Éléonore”
- French: “Église Hedwige-Éléonore”
- German: “Hedwig-Eleonora-Kirche”
- Polish: “Kościół Jadwigi Eleonory w Sztokholmie”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Hedvig Eleonora”
- Romanian: “Biserica Hedvig Eleonora”
- Russian: “Церковь Гедвиги Элеоноры”
- Spanish: “Hedvig Eleonora kyrka”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Hedvig Eleonora”
- Swedish: “Hedvig Eleonora kyrka”
- Swedish: “Hedvig Eleonora kyrkogård”
- Swedish: “Hedwig Eleonora Kyrka”
- Swedish: “Ladugårdslands kyrka”
- Swedish: “Ladugårdslandskyrkan”
- Turkish: “Hedvig Eleonora Kilisesi”
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