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”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mercursenteret and Nidaros Cathedral.
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 became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new Norwegian monarchs. Nidaros Cathedral is situated 370 metres south of Vår Frue Church.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.43017° or 63° 25′ 49″ northLongitude
10.39815° or 10° 23′ 53″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Inception
1207Operator
Kirkelig fellesråd i TrondheimOpen location code
9FMGC9JX+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 89340594OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestantOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8532773Wikidata 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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