Vår Frue Church

Vår Frue Church is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the downtown Midtbyen area of the city of Trondheim, just a few blocks north of the Nidaros Cathedral.

Photo: Jensens, Public domain.

Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Description: Parish church in Trondheim, Norway (medieval Mary church)
Also known as: “Var Frue” and “Vår Frue kirke”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nidaros Cathedral and Mercursenteret.

Nidaros Cathedral

Church

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nidaros Cathedral is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II, who brought Christianity to Norway and became the patron saint of the nation; the consecration of new Norwegian monarchs occurs at Nidaros Cathedral. Nidaros Cathedral is situated 370 metres south of Vår Frue Church.

Mercursenteret

Shopping center

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Mercursenteret is a shopping center.

Stiftsgården

Museum

Photo: Jensens, Public domain.

Stiftsgården is the royal residence in Trondheim, Norway. It is centrally situated on the city’s most important thoroughfare, Munkegaten. At 140 rooms constituting 4000 m², it is one of the largest wooden buildings in Northern Europe, and it has been used by royalty and their guests since 1800. Stiftsgården is situated 210 metres northwest of Vår Frue Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midtbyen and Bakklandet.

Midtbyen

Suburb

Photo: Orcaborealis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Midtbyen is a borough of the city of Trondheim in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The borough comprises much of the city centre of downtown Trondheim plus part of the Bymarka rural areas to the west.

Bakklandet

Quarter

Photo: HuBar, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bakklandet is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies in the borough of Østbyen in Trondheim Municipality, on the east side of the Nidelva river between the Bakke Bridge and the Old Town Bridge.

Kalvskinnet

Quarter

Photo: Municipal Archives of Trondheim, CC BY 2.0.

Kalvskinnet is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated southwest of the city centre in the borough of Midtbyen in Trondheim Municipality, bordering the river Nidelva in the south.

Vår Frue Church

Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.43017° or 63° 25′ 49″ north

Longitude

10.39815° or 10° 23′ 53″ east

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Inception

1207

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Kirkelig fellesråd i Trondheim

Open location code

9FMGC9JX+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89340594

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=protestant

GeoNames ID

8532773

Wikidata ID

Q3356455

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Vår Frue Church” goes by many names.

Danish: “Vor Frue Kirke”
Finnish: “Vår Frue -kirkko”
German: “Kirche Vår Frue”
German: “Vår Frue kirke”
Korean: “보르 프루에 교회”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Vår Frue kirke”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Vor Frue Kirke”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vår Frue kyrkje i Trondheim”
Norwegian: “Vår Frue kirke”
Norwegian: “Vår Frue”
Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Trondheim”
Spanish: “iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Trondheim”
Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Trondheim”
Swedish: “Vår Frue kirke, Trondheim”
Swedish: “Vår Frue kyrka”

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