Laugarneskirkja
Laugarneskirkja is a church in Reykjavík, Capital Region which is located on Kirkjuteigur. Laugarneskirkja is situated nearby to the art gallery Gleriðja, as well as near Grand Hótel Reykjavík.Photo: Tommy Bee, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Address: Kirkjuteigur 12, 105
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hofdi house and Laugardalslaug.
Hofdi house
Museum
Photo: Laurentgauthier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Höfði is a house in Reykjavík, Iceland, built in 1909, and best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of President Ronald Reagan of the United States and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union. Hofdi house is situated 1 km west of Laugarneskirkja.
Laugardalslaug
Sports venue
Laugardalslaug is a public thermal baths and swimming pool complex located in the Laugardalur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. With an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool, a 50-metre-long outdoor swimming pool, a 400 m steam bath, it is the largest conventional swimming pool complex in Iceland. Laugardalslaug is situated 470 metres northeast of Laugarneskirkja.
Grand Hótel Reykjavík
Hotel
Photo: Tommy Bee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Hótel Reykjavík is the tallest hotel in Iceland. It became the tallest when construction of an additional tower was completed in 2007, surpassing the nearby Hilton Reykjavík Nordica Hótel. Grand Hótel Reykjavík is situated 280 metres southwest of Laugarneskirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 6 km south of Laugarneskirkja.
Kaplakriki
Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 8 km south of Laugarneskirkja.
Laugarneskirkja
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.14452° or 64° 8′ 40″ northLongitude
-21.88834° or 21° 53′ 18″ westOpen location code
99PW44V6+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 109660499OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q16420027
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In Other Languages
“Laugarneskirkja” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Laugarneskirkja”
- “Laugarneskirkja”
Notable Places Nearby
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