Saksun Church

Saksun Church is a church in , which is located on Saksunarvegur. Saksun Church is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Saksunar Kirkja”
  • Address: Saksunarvegur 20, Saksun, 436

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saksun and Tjørnuvík.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.

Village
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Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands. is situated 5 km north of Saksun Church.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands. is situated 6 km northeast of Saksun Church.

Saksun Church

Latitude
62.24633° or 62° 14′ 47″ north
Longitude
-7.17972° or 7° 10′ 47″ west
Elevation
206 metres (676 feet)
Inception
1858
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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