Nykirken
Nykirken is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Nordnes area of the city of Bergen.Photo: Mortendreier, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: parish church in Bergen, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf and Bergenhus Fortress.
Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf is situated 560 metres east of Nykirken.
Bergenhus Fortress
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bergenhus fortress is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one of the oldest and best preserved stone fortifications in Norway. Bergenhus Fortress is situated 410 metres northeast of Nykirken.
Haakon’s Hall
Museum
Photo: Sveter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haakon’s Hall is a museum, which is situated 370 metres northeast of Nykirken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandviksfjellet and Brushytten.
Sandviksfjellet
Locality
Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandviksfjellet is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen.
Brushytten
Locality
Photo: Smtunli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brushytten is a locality, which is situated 2½ km east of Nykirken.
Askøy
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Askøy is an island in Hordaland county, Norway. Located directly north-west of Bergen, parts of the island functions as a suburb of the city. However, particularly the northern and western parts of the 30 km long island have beautiful rural landscapes, culminating in the small island community of Herdla, linked to Askøy by a short bridge.
Nykirken
- Categories: cultural property, church town of Sweden, tourist attraction, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.39709° or 60° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
5.31336° or 5° 18′ 48″ eastInception
1763Operator
BergenOpen location code
9FG798W7+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 440984494OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8558542Wikidata ID
Q1779494
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Nykirken” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “新教堂”
- Danish: “Nykirken i Bergen”
- Dutch: “Nykirken”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه نيكيركن”
- Finnish: “Nykirken”
- French: “Nykirken”
- German: “Nykirken”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Clemenskirken - Nykirken (Uavklart lokalisering)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nykirken i Bergen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nykirken kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nykirken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nykirken”
- Norwegian: “Nykirken”
- Spanish: “Nykirken i Bergen”
- Spanish: “Nykirken”
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