Elverhøy Church
Elverhøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the city of Tromsø. It is the church for the Elverhøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Tromsø, Norway
- Also known as: “Elverhoy”, “Elverhøy Parish Church”, “Landskirka”, and “Tromsøysund kirke”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polaria and Prestvannet.
Polaria
Public aquarium
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Polaria is the world's most northerly aquarium. It is located in Tromsø, in northern Norway. Rather than a mainly scientific aquarium such as the one in Bergen in the Norwegian midlands, Polaria, which opened in May 1998, is designed to be an educational experience, with particular emphasis on displays for children. Polaria is situated 1¼ km southeast of Elverhøy Church.
Prestvannet
Reservoir
Photo: KEBman, Public domain.
Prestvannet or Báhpajávri is a small lake in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The lake sits at the highest point on the central part of the island of Tromsøya inside the city of Tromsø.
Tromsø Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tromsø Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Norway located in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The cathedral is the church for the Tromsø Domkirkens parish. Tromsø Cathedral is situated 1¼ km east of Elverhøy Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bjerkaker and Tromsdalen.
Bjerkaker
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya.
Tromsdalen
Suburb
Photo: Frokor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tromsdalen or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet strait. Tromsdalen is situated 3 km east of Elverhøy Church.
Elverhøy Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tromsø, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.64846° or 69° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
18.92129° or 18° 55′ 17″ eastElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Inception
1803Operator
Tromsø kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FXWJWXC+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 97167901OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8532745Wikidata ID
Q893025
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Elverhøy Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Elverhøy Kirke”
- Finnish: “Elverhøyn kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elverhøy kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elverhøy kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elverhøy kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elverhøy kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Elverhøy kirke”
- Norwegian: “Elverhøy”
- Swedish: “Elverhøy kyrka”
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