Oscar’s Church
Oscar's Church is one of the major churches in Stockholm, Sweden. The three-aisled hall church, which holds 1,200 people, has an 80-metre-high tower in the south-western part of the building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Stockholm, Sweden
- Also known as: “Oscars Church” and “Oscarskyrkan”
- Address: Narvavägen, Stockholm
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nordic Museum and Vasa Museum.
Nordic Museum
Museum
Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nordic Museum is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period to the contemporary period. Nordic Museum is situated 480 metres south of Oscar’s Church.
Vasa Museum
Museum
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vasa Museum is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th-century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. Vasa Museum is situated 610 metres south of Oscar’s Church.
Royal Coin Cabinet
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The Economy Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet is a museum in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the history of money and economic history in general. Royal Coin Cabinet is situated 230 metres northwest of Oscar’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Östermalm and Diplomatstaden.
Östermalm
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Diplomatstaden
Locality
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.
Oscar’s Church
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms domkyrkoförs., Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.33346° or 59° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
18.09348° or 18° 5′ 37″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Inception
1903Height
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
9FFW83MV+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 32137548OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tornedalen Finnish—“Oscar’s Church” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “església d’Òscar”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Oscar”
- Dutch: “Oscarskyrkan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الاوسكار”
- Finnish: “Oscarin kirkko”
- Finnish: “Oscarskyrkan”
- French: “église d’Oscar”
- French: “Église d’Oscar”
- Italian: “chiesa di Oscar”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Oscar”
- Polish: “Kościół Oskara w Sztokholmie”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Oskara w Sztokholmie”
- Polish: “Oscarskyrkan”
- Swedish: “Oscarskyrkan”
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Oscarskyrkan”
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