Old Aker Church

Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in , Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Oslo, Norway

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oslo School of Architecture and Design and Old Aker Cemetery.

College
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The is an autonomous institution within the Norwegian university system. The School offers education in the fields of architecture, urbanism, design, and landscape architecture. is situated 260 metres northeast of Old Aker Church.

Cemetery
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Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in , Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by .

University
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The is a tertiary institution in , Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in Norway that teaches in visual arts and design, the other being the Bergen National Academy of the Arts in . is situated 490 metres northeast of Old Aker Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamle Aker and Inner North.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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is the sector of between Ring 1 and Ring 3 and between Highway 168 in the west and Akerselva in the East. This is an area of fine parks, the University campus and the Aker river with Oslo's industrial past as well as landmark buildings, many hotels and restaurants within walking from Karl Johan street.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Old Aker Church

Latitude
59.92371° or 59° 55′ 25″ north
Longitude
10.74713° or 10° 44′ 50″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Inception
1080
Operator
Kirkelig fellesråd i Oslo
Open location code
9FFGWPFW+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32808508
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8532907
Wiki­data ID
Q1260032
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Old Aker Church” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “església de Gamle Aker”
  • Catalan: “Església de Gamle Aker”
  • Chinese: “舊阿克爾教堂”
  • Danish: “Gamle Aker kirke”
  • Dutch: “Oude Aker-kerk”
  • Finnish: “Gamle Akerin kirkko”
  • German: “Gamle Aker kirke”
  • Italian: “Gamle Aker kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamle Aker kirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamle Aker kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Gamle Aker kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Gamle Aker”
  • Piemontese: “Gamle Aker Kirke”
  • Spanish: “Gamle Aker”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Gamle Aker”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Gamle Aker”
  • Swedish: “Gamla Akers kyrka”

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