Växjö Cathedral
Växjö Cathedral is a cathedral in Växjö, Sweden. It is the seat of the Bishop of Växjö within the Church of Sweden. According to legend, the cathedral was founded by Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: cathedral in Växjö, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vaexjoe domkyrka”, “Växjö domkyrka”, and “Växjö Domkyrka”
- Address: Växjö
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stortorget and Museum of Småland.
Stortorget
Square
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Stortorget is a square, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Växjö Cathedral.
Museum of Småland
Museum
Photo: Netha Hussain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum of Småland is situated 340 metres southwest of Växjö Cathedral.
Växjö railway station
Railway station
Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Växjö railway station is situated 440 metres west of Växjö Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Växjö.
Växjö
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Växjö is the largest city in Kronobergs län in the region Småland in Sweden. In April 2013 Växjö's Smålandsposten reported a municipal population of 84,800 inhabitants.
Växjö Cathedral
- Categories: Lutheran cathedral, architectural ensemble, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Växjö socken, Växjö domkyrkoförs., Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.8774° or 56° 52′ 39″ northLongitude
14.81213° or 14° 48′ 44″ eastElevation
171 metres (561 feet)Open location code
9F8PVRG6+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 30749764OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8128660Wikidata ID
Q1236720
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Växjö Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Katedralja e Växjös”
- Basque: “Växjöko katedrala”
- Belarusian: “Катэдра Вэкшэ”
- Belarusian: “Кафедральны сабор Векшэ”
- Catalan: “catedral de Växjö”
- Chinese: “韋克舍主教座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála ve Växjö”
- Czech: “Växjö domkyrka”
- Danish: “Væxjø Domkirke”
- Danish: “Växjö domkirke”
- Danish: “Växjö Domkirke”
- Dutch: “Dom van Vaxjo”
- Dutch: “Dom van Växjö”
- Finnish: “Växjön tuomiokirkko”
- French: “cathédrale de Växjö”
- French: “Cathédrale de Växjö”
- German: “Dom zu Växjö”
- German: “Domkirche zu Växjö”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Växjö”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Växjö”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Växjö domkyrka”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع وکخو”
- Polish: “Katedra w Växjö”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Växjö”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Векшё”
- Slovenian: “katedrala v Växju”
- Slovenian: “stolnica v Växju”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Vaxjo”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Vaxjö”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Växjo”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Växjö”
- Swedish: “Växjö domkyrka”
- Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Векше”
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