Gothenburg Municipality
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German Church

The German Church, also called Christinae Church, is church located in the city centre of , Sweden. Named after Queen Christina, it was inaugurated in 1748, and used by the German and Dutch congregation in Gothenburg.
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svenskakyrkan.se
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: noon—4:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM—noon
  • Email: tyska.forsamling@svenskakyrkan.se
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Christinae Church”, “German Church, Göteborg”, “German Church, Gothenburg”, “Tyska kyrkan”, “Tyska kyrkan, Goeteborg”, and “Tyska kyrkan, Göteborg”
  • Address: Norra Hamngatan 16, Göteborg, 41114

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kronhuset and Gothenburg Cathedral.

Historic building
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, formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs, is a redbrick building in in . It was constructed during the years 1643–1654 in a Dutch style, and is Gothenburg's joint-oldest secular building along with the . is situated 150 metres northwest of German Church.

Church
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is a cathedral in , the second largest city in . It is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden. is situated 240 metres south of German Church.

Town hall
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The is a municipal building in , western . It is located on the north side of Gustaf Adolf Square. Originally it was designed as a mercantile exchange, with a ballroom, by architect Pehr Johan Ekman in the Neoclassical style. is situated 170 metres northeast of German Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothenburg and Nordstaden.

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is 's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's west coast, at the outlet of the Göta river.

Suburb
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is a central district of , , to the north of Stora Hamnkanalen and a part of Gothenburg's original city area. The district is divided by Östra Hamngatan, previously Östra Hamnkanalen, into Östra and Västra .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

German Church

Latitude
57.70671° or 57° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
11.96488° or 11° 57′ 54″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Operator
Svenska kyrkan
Open location code
9F9HPX47+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37648189
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
12382117
Wiki­data ID
Q877360
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Tornedalen Finnish—“German Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Den tyske Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Saksalainen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Tyska kyrkan”
  • German: “Christinenkirche”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja Alemã de Gotemburgo”
  • Slovenian: “Nemška cerkev, Göteborg”
  • Slovenian: “nemška cerkev”
  • Slovenian: “Tyska kyrkan”
  • Swedish: “Christinæ kyrka”
  • Swedish: “Tyska kyrkan, Göteborg”
  • Swedish: “Tyska kyrkan”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Tyska kyrkan”

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