Skien Church
Skien Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Skien. It is the church for the Skien parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Skien, Eastern Norway
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parkbiografen and Ibsenhuset.
Ibsenhuset
Theater building
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Ibsenhuset is a Norwegian cultural centre in the city of Skien, Telemark county. The building houses several facilities for concerts, theater performances, opera, exhibits, conferences, courses, meetings and other events. Ibsenhuset is situated 330 metres south of Skien Church.
Skien rådhus
Town hall
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Skien rådhus is a town hall, which is situated 420 metres southeast of Skien Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porsgrunn.
Porsgrunn
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Porsgrunn is a town in the county of Telemark in Norway with a population of 35,000. The larger town of Skien is nearby and the combined urban area has a population of 87,000.
Skien Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Skien, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.21047° or 59° 12′ 38″ northLongitude
9.60611° or 9° 36′ 22″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Inception
1894Operator
Skien kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FFF6J64+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 26190462OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8532404Wikidata ID
Q2292200
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Skien Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skien kirke”
- Finnish: “Skienin kirkko”
- German: “Skien kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skien kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skien kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skien kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skien kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Skien kirke”
- Polish: “Kościół w Skien”
- Russian: “Церковь Шиена”
- Swedish: “Skien kirke”
- Swedish: “Skien kyrka”
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