Herøya Church
Herøya Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located on Herøya in the town of Porsgrunn.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway
- Also known as: “Heroya” and “Herøya kirkested”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Stridsklev Church and Eidanger Station.
Stridsklev Church
Church
Eidanger Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Porsgrunn Station
Railway station
Herøya Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.1113° or 59° 6′ 41″ north
Longitude
9.64898° or 9° 38′ 56″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Established
1957
Operator
Porsgrunn kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FFF4J6X+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Herøya Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Herøya Kirke”
- Finnish: “Herøyan kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herøya kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Herøya kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Herøya kirke”
- Norwegian: “Herøya”
- Norwegian: “Klevstrand”
- Swedish: “Herøya kyrka”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Herøya and Bøkkerkåsa.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Herøya kirke and Folkvang.
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