Furuset Church
Furuset Church is a church that was consecrated in 1980. The church is located in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway. In the same area was a church in the Middle Ages, from which keys of iron were found, are preserved and placed in the present church.Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Oslo, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Furuset kulturpark and Verdensparken.
Furuset kulturpark
Park
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furuset kulturpark is a park in the neighborhood of Furuset in Oslo, Norway. It opened in May 2009 at a cost of NOK 5.6 million. The 15.2-acre park is operated by the municipality and is used for recreational purposes, with a pedestrian and bicycle paths and a recreational area. Furuset Church is in the vicinity.
Verdensparken
Park
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verdensparken is a park on 5.2 hectares in Furuset, Oslo, Norway which opened in 2013 and was completed in 2014. The park reflects the population of the suburb of Furuset, where 63% of inhabitants had an ethnic origin other than Norwegian in 2009, and immigrants came from around 140 countries. Verdensparken is situated 490 metres northeast of Furuset Church.
Baitun Nasr Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitun Nasr Mosque, also known as the Furuset Mosque, is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Furuset in the borough of Alna, northeast of Oslo, Norway. It is the largest mosque in the country. The complex is located near E6, the country's main north–south highway. Baitun Nasr Mosque is situated 590 metres southeast of Furuset Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furuset and Lindeberg.
Furuset
Suburb
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furuset is residential and suburban area, situated in the northeast of Oslo, Norway. It was a separate borough of Oslo up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the new borough of Alna.
Lindeberg
Suburb
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindeberg is an area in Oslo, located in Groruddalen southwest of Furuset. The habitation in the area is a mixture of apartment buildings and townhouses.
Nordtvet
Suburb
Kalbakken is a neighborhood in Grorud borough, Oslo, Norway. Kalbakken station on the Oslo Metro also serves the adjacent districts Nordtvet and Flaen between Trondheimsveien and Østre Aker vei, which are Groruddalens main thoroughfares into the city center.
Furuset Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.94207° or 59° 56′ 32″ northLongitude
10.88903° or 10° 53′ 21″ eastInception
1980Operator
Kirkelig fellesråd i OsloOpen location code
9FFGWVRQ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 130893646OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q10297153
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Furuset Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Furuset Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فوروسيت”
- Finnish: “Furusetin kirkko (Oslo)”
- Finnish: “Furusetin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Furuset kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Furuset kyrkje i Oslo”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Furuset kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Furuset kirke”
- Swedish: “Furuset kyrka”
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