Western Norway
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Bergen

St. James’s Church

Saint James's Church is a special in municipality in Vestland county, . It is located in the Nygård area of the city of Bergen.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Bergen, Norway
  • Also known as: “St. Jacob’s Church” and “St. James’s Church, Bergen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grieg Hall and Bergen busstasjon.

Music venue
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is a 1,500 seat concert hall located on Edvard Griegs plass in Bergen, . Grieghallen was named in honor of Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who served as music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882. is situated 310 metres northwest of St. James’s Church.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 240 metres northeast of St. James’s Church.

Library
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is a building and public library institution in , . Founded in 1872, it is the second largest public library in Norway. is situated 350 metres north of St. James’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brushytten and Sandviksfjellet.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen. is situated 2½ km north of St. James’s Church.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the city of in Vestland county, . It is located between the neighborhoods of Storetveit in the bourough of and Hop in the borough of Fana, on the eastern shore of the lake Nordåsvannet. is situated 6 km south of St. James’s Church.

St. James’s Church

Latitude
60.38672° or 60° 23′ 12″ north
Longitude
5.33156° or 5° 19′ 54″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Inception
1921
Operator
Bergen kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FG798PJ+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333781416
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
8533030
Wiki­data ID
Q12002504
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“St. James’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “St. Jakob Kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جيمس”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Jakob kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Jakob kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jacob kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jakob kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jakob kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jakobs kirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Jakob kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “St. Jacobs kirke”
  • Norwegian: “St. Jakob kirke”
  • Swedish: “St. Jakob kyrka”

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