Vear Church
Vear Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vear. It is one of the churches for the Sem parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti in the Diocese of Tunsberg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
- Also known as: “Vear arbeidskirke” and “Vearkirken”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vear skole and Tønsberg Cathedral.
Vear skole
School
Photo: Far min, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vear skole is a school, which is situated 150 metres south of Vear Church.
Tønsberg Cathedral
Church
Photo: PeterFisk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tønsberg Cathedral is a cathedral that is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Tunsberg within the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Tønsberg in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. Tønsberg Cathedral is situated 2½ km east of Vear Church.
Jarlsberg Travbane
Athletics track
Photo: PeterFisk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jarlsberg Travbane is a harness racing track located in Tønsberg, Norway. The course is 1,000 meters. Owned by Norwegian Trotting Association, its tote betting is handled by Norsk Rikstoto. The venue opened in 1935. Jarlsberg Travbane is situated 2 km north of Vear Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaldnes and Tønsberg.
Tønsberg
Photo: PeterFisk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tønsberg is a town in Vestfold county. It is the oldest town in Norway. The town has about 56,000 inhabitants. Tønsberg is also surrounded by some of the county's major tourist attractions, including old viking graves and museums.
Teie
Suburb
Teie is a village on the island of Nøtterøy in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located within the city of Tønsberg and it straddles the border between Tønsberg Municipality and Færder Municipality. Teie is situated 3½ km east of Vear Church.
Vear Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sandefjord, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.26058° or 59° 15′ 38″ northLongitude
10.36056° or 10° 21′ 38″ eastElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9FFG7966+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 1015736055OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Vear Church” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vear arbeidskirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vear arbeidskyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Vear arbeidskirke”
- Norwegian: “Vear”
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