Vasa Church

The Vasa Church is a church in , Sweden. It is located in the area of Vasastaden, between and . It was founded in 1909 and is built in a Neo-Romanesque style, of granite that was brought from nearby .
svenskakyrkan.se
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  • Email: vasa.forsamling@svenskakyrkan.se
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Vasa Church, Gothenburg” and “Vasakyrkan”
  • Address: Vasa Kyrkoplan 1, Göteborg, 41127

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vasaparken and Röhsska Museum.

Park
Photo: Vesihiisi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park in Vasastaden, , Sweden. The University of Gothenburg's main building is located on the northern part of the park. is situated 170 metres northwest of Vasa Church.

Museum
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The , also known as Design Museum, is located in , . It is a museum focused on design, fashion and applied arts. The museum collection consists of over 50,000 objects. is situated 340 metres north of Vasa Church.

Theater building
Photo: Hesekiel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in , . The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamline Moderne. is situated 440 metres east of Vasa Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annedal and Haga.

Suburb
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is a district of , Sweden, which falls with the borough of Linnéstaden. It is an older traditional working class district. Much of the original housing was demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s for the construction of modern housing estates.

Suburb
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is a city district in , , renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation, it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and Gothenburgers.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Vasa Church

Latitude
57.69696° or 57° 41′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.97343° or 11° 58′ 24″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Operator
Svenska kyrkan
Open location code
9F9HMXWF+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 370335718
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8128976
Wiki­data ID
Q7916318
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Vasa Church” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Església de Vasa (Göteborg)”
  • Catalan: “Església de Vasa”
  • Danish: “Vasa Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Vasakyrkan, Göteborg”
  • Swedish: “Vasakyrkan”

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