Sorø Abbey Church

Sorø Abbey Church is a church located in the town of . It was founded by Danish archbishop Absalon and built by Cistercians in the period from 1161 to 1201.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Sorø Municipality, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Iglesia del monasterio de Soro”, “Klášter v Sorø”, “Kloosterkerk van Soro”, “monastère de Sorø”, “Sorø Kirke”, “Sorø Klosterkirke”, “Sorö kyrka”, and “Сорьо (църква)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sorø Academy and Akademihaven.

School
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is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of , . It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation, and ever…

Park
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is a park.

Cemetery
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, owned by , is one of the oldest cemeteries still in use in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorø and Døjringe.

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is a town in municipality on the island of Zealand in east with a population of 8,415. It lies on the northeastern shore of Lake.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Sorø Abbey Church.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Sorø Abbey Church.

Sorø Abbey Church

Latitude
55.4301° or 55° 25′ 48″ north
Longitude
11.55664° or 11° 33′ 24″ east
Open location code
9F7HCHJ4+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 115086636
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q1776052
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Sorø Abbey Church” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Soryo kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “манастыр Саро”
  • Bulgarian: “Сорьо”
  • Catalan: “església del monestir de Sorø”
  • Czech: “Klášter Sorø”
  • Danish: “Sorø Klosterkirke”
  • Dutch: “Kloosterkerk van Sorø”
  • Finnish: “Sorøn luostarikirkko”
  • French: “église conventuelle de Sorø”
  • French: “Église conventuelle de Sorø”
  • German: “Kloster Sorø”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סורו”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sorø klosterkirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sorø klosterkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Sorø klosterkirke”
  • Polish: “Sorø Klosterkirke”
  • Spanish: “iglesia del monasterio de Sorø”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del monasterio de Sorø”
  • Swedish: “Sorø klosterkyrka”
  • “Sorø Klosterkirke”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fraterbrønden and Sorø Akademi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sorø Klosterkirkes Kapel and Avlsgården.

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