Kalmar Cathedral

Kalmar Cathedral is a cathedral in the city of , , in southeastern Sweden. Located at Stortorget, construction began in 1660. The cathedral was designed for the by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Kalmar, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Domkirken i Kalmar”, “Kalmar Domkyrka”, “Kalmarer Dom”, “Kalmars domkyrka”, “kalmarska katedrala”, “kalmarska stolnica”, “Karls domkyrka”, “katedrala v Kalmarju”, and “Кафедральный собор Кальмара”
  • Address: Storgatan, Kalmar, 392 31

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kalmar central station and Kalmar prison.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 480 metres southwest of Kalmar Cathedral.

Prison
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is situated 470 metres west of Kalmar Cathedral.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 1 km west of Kalmar Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rinkabyholm and Färjestaden.

Village
is a locality situated… is situated 6 km west of Kalmar Cathedral.

Village
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is a locality situated… is situated 7 km east of Kalmar Cathedral.

Village
is a locality situated… is situated 9 km northwest of Kalmar Cathedral.

Kalmar Cathedral

Latitude
56.66452° or 56° 39′ 52″ north
Longitude
16.36541° or 16° 21′ 56″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Established
1682
Operator
Svenska kyrkan
Open location code
9F8RM978+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38319501
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8128681
Wiki­data ID
Q1236665
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kalmar Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kalmarko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Кальмарская катэдра”
  • Belarusian: “Кальмарскі сабор”
  • Chinese: “卡爾馬主教座堂”
  • Danish: “Kalmar Domkirke”
  • Dutch: “Dom van Kalmar”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Kalmar”
  • Finnish: “Kalmarin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale de Kalmar”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Kalmar”
  • German: “Dom zu Kalmar”
  • Hebrew: “וקתדרלת קלמר”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Kalmar”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Kalmar”
  • Lombard: “Dom de Kalmar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kalmar domkirke”
  • Norwegian: “Kalmar domkirke”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Kalmarze”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Kalmar”
  • Russian: “Кальмарский собор”
  • Russian: “Собор Кальмара”
  • Slovenian: “Kalmarska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Kalmarju”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Kalmar”
  • Swedish: “Kalmar domkyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Кальмарський кафедральний собор”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Malmen and Gamla Stan.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Stortorget and Bjurfors.

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Worth a closer look: Stockholm and Uppsala.

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