Gimsøy Church

Gimsøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the Gimsøy area of the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Skien, Eastern Norway
  • Also known as: “Gimsoy”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Telemark Hospital Trust and Hakastein Church.

Hospital
is a health trust with its headquarters in . There are also sections in and Kragerø. The total employees in 2003 were 2750, of which 215 were doctors. It is owned by Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. is situated 700 metres west of Gimsøy Church.

Ruins
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was a church under Gimsøy Abbey near in . It is first referred to in a manuscript from 1354. In 2001, archaeologists uncovered post-holes and other features which are believed to belong to the church. is situated 740 metres northwest of Gimsøy Church.

Sports venue
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is a sports venue, which is situated 1 km southwest of Gimsøy Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porsgrunn.

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is a town in the county of in with a population of 35,000. The larger town of is nearby and the combined urban area has a population of 87,000.

Gimsøy Church

Latitude
59.19194° or 59° 11′ 31″ north
Longitude
9.60431° or 9° 36′ 16″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Inception
1922
Operator
Skien kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FFF5JR3+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 558305470
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8532756
Wiki­data ID
Q11971992
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Gimsøy Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Gimsøy Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Gimsøyn kirkko (Skien)”
  • Finnish: “Gimsøyn kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gimsøy kirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gimsøy kyrkje i Skien”
  • Norwegian: “Gimsøy kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Gimsøy”
  • Swedish: “Gimsøy kyrka”

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