Vänersborg Church
The Vänersborg Church is a church building in the central parts of Vänersborg, Sweden. Belonging to the Vänersborg and Väne-Ryr Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was built between 1783 and 1784. It was inaugurated on 5 August 1784.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: Church of Sweden churchchurch building in Vänersborg, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vaenersborgs Kyrka”, “Vänersborgs kyrka”, and “Vänersborgs Kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vänersborg Museum and Vänersborg Central Railway Station.
Vänersborg Museum
Museum
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Vänersborg Museum is situated 210 metres east of Vänersborg Church.
Vänersborg Central Railway Station
Railway station
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Vänersborg Central Railway Station is situated 550 metres southwest of Vänersborg Church.
Strandkyrkogården
Cemetery
Photo: Julle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandkyrkogården is a cemetery, which is situated 1 km southwest of Vänersborg Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vänersborg and Holmängen.
Vänersborg
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Vänersborg is a city in the county of Västra Götaland and the historic province of Västergötland. It is located on lake Vänern, the largest lake in Europe outside Russia. It has 22,000 inhabitants.
Katrinedal
Neighborhood
Photo: Julle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Katrinedal is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 270 inhabitants in 2010.
Vänersborg Church
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vänersborg socken, Vänersborg, Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.38053° or 58° 22′ 50″ northLongitude
12.32594° or 12° 19′ 33″ eastElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Inception
1783Operator
Svenska KyrkanOpen location code
9FCJ98JG+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 22881907OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Tornedalen Finnish—“Vänersborg Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Vänersborg Kirke”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Vänersborg”
- Dutch: “Vänersborgs kyrka”
- Finnish: “Vänersborgin kirkko”
- Finnish: “Vänersborgs kyrka”
- German: “Kirche von Vänersborg”
- German: “Vänersborgs kyrka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vänersborg kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vänersborgs kyrka”
- Swedish: “Vänersborgs kyrka”
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Vänersborgs kyrka”
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