Sister Churches

The Sister Churches consist of two 12th-century churches that were built right next to each other in in county, . They are part of the Church of Norway and are located in the village of Granavollen.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Two medieval masonry churches, Gran municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Mariakirken”, “Sister Churches, Norway”, “Sosterkirkene”, and “Søsterkyrkjene på Gran”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Granavollen stone and Gran Station.

Runestone
The is a runestone located behind…

Railway station
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located on the Gjøvik Line in the village of Gran in in . is situated 2½ km east of Sister Churches.

Railway station
Photo: Kagee, Public domain.
is a railway station located at in , county, . is situated 3½ km northeast of Sister Churches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brandbukampen and Roa.

Locality
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is a locality, which is situated 9 km north of Sister Churches.

Village
Photo: Halvard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the administrative centre of the municipality, in , . is situated 10 km southeast of Sister Churches.

Sister Churches

Latitude
60.36647° or 60° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
10.52949° or 10° 31′ 46″ east
Elevation
310 metres (1,017 feet)
Established
1150
Operator
Gran kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FGG9G8H+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 475158596
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8532060
Wiki­data ID
Q7531096
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Sister Churches” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الكنائس الشقيقه”
  • Italian: “Søsterkirkene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Søsterkirkene på Gran”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Systerkyrkjene i Gran”
  • Norwegian: “Søsterkirkene på Gran”
  • Norwegian: “Søsterkirkene”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Granavollen and Gransbråten.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Klokketårnet and Granavollen.

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