Hjo Church
Hjo Church is a church in Hjo in Sweden. A 1794 fire destroyed the old church. Belonging to Hjo Parish of the Church of Sweden, construction of the current church begun in 1796 and was completed in 1799.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: Church of Sweden church building in Hjo, Sweden
- Also known as: “Hjo Kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Equmenia Church and Hjo Begravningskapell.
Equmenia Church
Church
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Equmenia Church is situated 130 metres southwest of Hjo Church.
Hjo Begravningskapell
Church
Photo: Heltunik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hjo Begravningskapell is a church, which is situated 370 metres southwest of Hjo Church.
Hjo folkhögskola
College
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Hjo folkhögskola is a college, which is situated 1½ km west of Hjo Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hjo and Mofalla.
Hjo
Town
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Västergötland, literally translated as western Götaland, is one of Sweden's most populous provinces. Several different subdivisions have been used during the centuries, and the province has been conjoined with Bohuslän and Dalsland to form the enormous Western Götaland County, with municipal confederations overlapping provincial borders.
Mofalla
Hamlet
Photo: Nasko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mofalla is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Hjo Church.
Hjo Church
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hjo socken, Hjo, Hjo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.3019° or 58° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
14.28788° or 14° 17′ 16″ eastElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Inception
1796Operator
Svenska kyrkanOpen location code
9FCP872Q+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 612639812OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Hjo Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hjo Kirke”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Hjo”
- Finnish: “Hjon kirkko”
- French: “église de Hjo”
- French: “Église de Hjo”
- German: “Kirche von Hjo”
- Swedish: “Hjo kyrka”
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