Korskirken

Holy Cross Church is a special parish church 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”, “Holy Cross Church, Bergen”, “Korskirken i Bergen”, and “Korskyrkja i Bergen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf and Hanseatic Museum.

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Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series… is situated 370 metres northwest of Korskirken.

Museum
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and Schøtstuene is a museum in the city of , . is situated 160 metres northwest of Korskirken.

Church
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is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, . is situated 200 metres southeast 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, .

Locality
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is a locality.

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is an island in county, .

Korskirken

Latitude
60.39488° or 60° 23′ 42″ north
Longitude
5.32778° or 5° 19′ 40″ east
Elevation
180 metres (591 feet)
Established
1150
Wheelchair access
limited
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
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”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korskirken”
  • Norwegian: “Korskirken”

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