Western Norway
Hordaland
Bergen

Korskirken

Holy Cross Church is a special in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . It is situated in the centre of the city of Bergen, just east of the head of the bay.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Bergen, Norway
  • Also known as: “Holy Cross Church” and “Holy Cross Church, Bergen”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf and Bergen Cathedral.

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Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the in the city of Bergen, . is situated 370 metres northwest of Korskirken.

Church
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is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, . It is the episcopal seat of the Church of Norway's Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti. is situated 200 metres southeast of Korskirken.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 170 metres east of Korskirken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandviksfjellet and Brushytten.

Locality
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is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen.

Locality
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is a locality.

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is an island in county, . Located directly north-west of , parts of the island functions as a suburb of the city. However, particularly the northern and western parts of the 30 km long island have beautiful rural landscapes, culminating in the small island community of Herdla, linked to by a short bridge.

Korskirken

Latitude
60.39488° or 60° 23′ 42″ north
Longitude
5.32778° or 5° 19′ 40″ east
Elevation
180 metres (591 feet)
Inception
1150
Operator
Bergen kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FG798VH+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 528216822
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8532388
Wiki­data ID
Q2564303
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Korskirken” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “十字架堂”
  • Danish: “Korskirken”
  • Dutch: “Korskirken”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصليب”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Ristin kirkko (Bergen)”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Ristin kirkko”
  • French: “Korskirken”
  • German: “Kreuzkirche (Bergen)”
  • German: “Kreuzkirche”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Korskirken i Bergen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Korskirken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korskirken i Bergen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korskirken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korskyrkja i Bergen”
  • Norwegian: “Korskirken”

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