Church of Jesus’ Heart

The Church of Jesus' Heart is a Roman Catholic church in the Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave area of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1895 and is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Photo: Storgaard, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Also known as: “Church of Jesus‘ Heart”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Det Ny Teater and Tycho Brahe Planetarium.

Det Ny Teater

Theater building

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Det Ny Teater is an established theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, first opened in 1908. It is based in a building which spans a passage between Vesterbrogade and Gammel Kongevej in Copenhagen's theatre district on the border between Vesterbro and Frederiksberg. Det Ny Teater is situated 140 metres west of Church of Jesus’ Heart.

Tycho Brahe Planetarium

Planetarium

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Planetarium is located at the southern end of the lake Skt. Jørgens Sø in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed by MAA Knud Munk and opened on November 1, 1989. Tycho Brahe Planetarium is situated 150 metres north of Church of Jesus’ Heart.

Copenhagen Central Station

Railway station

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Copenhagen Central Station is the main railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the largest railway station in Denmark. With more than 100,000 travellers every day, it is the second busiest station in Denmark after Nørreport station. Copenhagen Central Station is situated 490 metres east of Church of Jesus’ Heart.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meatpacking District and Postbyen.

Meatpacking District

Suburb

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Kødbyen is a district of Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated between the railway lines going into Copenhagen Central Station and Sønder Boulevard.

Postbyen

Neighborhood

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Postbyen is a neighborhood.

Vesterbro

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Vesterbro is just outside Copenhagen’s city centre, making it a very attractive place to live. It includes the districts of Sydhavnen. Enghave, Valby and Vanløse.

Church of Jesus’ Heart

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Vesterbro-Kongens Enghave, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.67316° or 55° 40′ 23″ north

Longitude

12.55751° or 12° 33′ 27″ east

Open location code

9F7JMHF5+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 115735745

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q28225231

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Church of Jesus’ Heart” goes by many names.

Danish: “Jesu Hjerte Kirke”
Indonesian: “Gereja Hati Kudus Yesus, Vesterbro”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Jesu Hjerte Kirke”
Swedish: “Jesu Hjerte kyrka”

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