Västerås Cathedral
Västerås Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Västerås in the Province of Västmanland, Sweden. The church building is a five-aisled hall church, with copper-covered roof and a single west tower with side extensions and an obelisk-shaped, copper-clad spire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Västerås, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vaesteras domkyrka” and “Västerås domkyrka”
- Roof shape: mansard
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Västerås stadsbibliotek and Bondtorget.
Västerås stadsbibliotek
Library
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Västerås stadsbibliotek is a library, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Västerås Cathedral.
Bondtorget
Square
Photo: Dependability, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bondtorget is a square, which is situated 210 metres south of Västerås Cathedral.
Stora torget
Square
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyrkbacken and Västerås.
Västerås
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Västerås is in the southern part of central Sweden. The city is not very touristy, which could be considered a good thing if you want to see a more "real" picture of Sweden.
Västerås Cathedral
- Categories: Lutheran cathedral, architectural ensemble, tourist attraction, cultural property, heritage site in Sweden, religious work of art, cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Västerås socken, Västerås domkyrkoförs., Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.61251° or 59° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
16.54132° or 16° 32′ 29″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Height
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
9FFRJG7R+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 9229971OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=mansardGeoNames ID
8129047Wikidata ID
Q1236708
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Västerås Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Västeråsko katedrala”
- Catalan: “catedral de Västerås”
- Chinese: “韋斯特羅斯主教座堂”
- Danish: “Västerås Domkirke”
- Danish: “Västerås Domkyrka”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Västerås”
- Dutch: “Västerås Domkyrka”
- Finnish: “Västerås domkyrka”
- Finnish: “Västeråsin tuomiokirkko”
- French: “cathédrale de Västerås”
- French: “Cathédrale de Västerås”
- German: “Dom zu Västerås”
- German: “Västerås Domkyrka”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת וסטרוס”
- Irish: “Ardeaglais Västerås”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Västerås”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Västerås”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Västerås domkirke”
- Polish: “Katedra w Västerås”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Västerås”
- Russian: “Västerås domkyrka”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Вестероса”
- Slovenian: “katedrala v Västerås”
- Slovenian: “stolnica v Västeråsu”
- Slovenian: “västeråška katedrala”
- Slovenian: “västeråška stolnica”
- Swedish: “Domkyrkan i Västerås”
- Swedish: “Domkyrkan, Västerås”
- Swedish: “Västerås domkyrka”
- Swedish: “Västerås Domkyrka”
- Thai: “อาสนวิหารเว็สเตอรวส”
- Ukrainian: “Вестероський кафедральний собор”
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