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 began in 1796 and was completed in 1799.- 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.
Hjo Begravningskapell
Church
Hjo Begravningskapell is a church, which is situated 370 metres southwest of Hjo Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hjo and Mofalla.
Hjo
Town
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.
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″ north
Longitude
14.28788° or 14° 17′ 16″ east
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Inception
1796
Operator
Svenska kyrkan
Open location code
9FCP872Q+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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Satellite Map
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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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