Old Aker Church
Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in Oslo, Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Oslo School of Architecture and Design
College
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The Oslo School of Architecture and Design is an autonomous institution within the Norwegian university system. The School offers education in the fields of architecture, urbanism, design, and landscape architecture. Oslo School of Architecture and Design is situated 260 metres northeast of Old Aker Church.
Old Aker Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
Old Aker Church is a medieval era church located in Oslo, Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery.
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
University
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The Oslo National Academy of the Arts is a tertiary institution in Oslo, 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 Bergen. Oslo National Academy of the Arts is situated 490 metres northeast of Old Aker Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamle Aker and Inner North.
Inner North
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Inner North is the sector of Oslo 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.
Old Aker Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.92371° or 59° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
10.74713° or 10° 44′ 50″ eastElevation
54 metres (177 feet)Inception
1080Operator
Kirkelig fellesråd i OsloOpen location code
9FFGWPFW+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 32808508OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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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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