Saksun Church

Saksun Church is a Lutheran church in , , which is located on Saksunarvegur. Saksun Church is situated near the village , as well as near .
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  • Lutheran church
  • …lies at an elevation of 206 metres (676 feet)
  • …is also known as “Saksunar Kirkja”
  • …dates from 1858
  • Description: church in the Faroe Islands
  • Address: Saksunarvegur 20, Saksun, 436

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saksun and Tjørnuvík.
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Streymoy is the largest of the .
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Streymoy is the largest of the . is situated 5 km north of Saksun Church.
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Streymoy is the largest of the . is situated 6 km northeast of Saksun Church.

Saksun Church

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Latitude
62.24633° or 62° 14′ 47″ north
Longitude
-7.17972° or 7° 10′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CJJ6RWC+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 587547166
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
11821694
Wiki­data ID
Q11999142

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Saksun Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Saksun Kirke”
  • Danish: “Saksunar kirkja”
  • French: “église de Saksun”
  • French: “Église de Saksun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saksunar kirkja”
  • Norwegian: “Saksunar kirkja”
  • Swedish: “Saksunar kirkja”

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