Hem Church
Hem Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hem. It is one of the churches for the Lardal parish which is part of the Larvik prosti in the Diocese of Tunsberg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lågabakkane.
Lågabakkane
Nature reserve
Photo: Natur og Miljø, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lågabakkane is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km north of Hem Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svarstad and Hvittingfoss.
Svarstad
Village
Photo: Sssandum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Svarstad is a village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located along the river Numedalslågen, approximately 46 kilometres north of the town of Larvik and about 11 kilometres south of the village of Hvittingfoss in Kongsberg Municipality. Svarstad is situated 4½ km southwest of Hem Church.
Hvittingfoss
Village
Photo: Ewout Schalkwijk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hvittingfoss is a village in the municipality of Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. Hvittingfoss has traditionally been associated with the manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products. Hvittingfoss is situated 7 km north of Hem Church.
Hem Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Larvik, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.42671° or 59° 25′ 36″ northLongitude
10.02026° or 10° 1′ 13″ eastElevation
148 metres (486 feet)Inception
1392Operator
Lardal kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FFGC2GC+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 494686262OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Hem Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hem Kirke”
- Finnish: “Hemin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hem kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hem kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hem kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hem kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Hem kirke”
- Norwegian: “Hem”
- Swedish: “Hem kyrka”
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