Western Norway
Hordaland
Bergen

Bergen Leprosy Museum

Bergen Leprosy Museum is a museum in , , . Bergen Leprosy Museum is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .
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  • Opening hours: 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Email: lepramuseet@bymuseet.no
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Bergen, Norway
  • Also known as: “Bergen Lepramuseum”, “Lepramuseet”, “leprosy museum”, and “St. Jørgens Hospital”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St George’s Church and Grieg Hall.

Church
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St George's Church, Bergen is a historic church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . This is also the site of the Leprosy Museum.

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 390 metres southwest of Bergen Leprosy Museum.

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 180 metres south of Bergen Leprosy Museum.

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.

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 Bergen Leprosy Museum.

Bergen Leprosy Museum

Latitude
60.39144° or 60° 23′ 29″ north
Longitude
5.33262° or 5° 19′ 57″ east
Operator
Bymuseet i Bergen
Open location code
9FG798RM+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 282881187
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q11983764
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Bergen Leprosy Museum” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Skt. Jørgens Hospital”
  • Dutch: “Lepra-archief van Bergen”
  • German: “Lepra-Museum”
  • German: “Lepramuseum”
  • German: “St. Jørgens Hospital”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lepramuseet St Jørgens hospital”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lepramuseet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jørgen hospital”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jørgens hospital”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Jørgens Hospital”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St.Jørgens hospital”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lepramuseet”
  • Norwegian: “Lepramuseet”

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