Risør Church
Risør Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Risør. It is one of the two churches for the Risør parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Risør, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Risør videregående skole and Frydendal Church.
Risør videregående skole
School
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Risør videregående skole is a school, which is situated 800 metres west of Risør Church.
Frydendal Church
Church
Photo: Sofus135, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frydendal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Risør. It is one of the two churches for the Risør parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Frydendal Church is situated 1¼ km west of Risør Church.
Stangholmen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Monagjester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stangholmen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Risør in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse marks the channel from the Skaggerak, through several islands to the mainland town of Risør which sits at the end of a peninsula between the Søndeledfjorden and the Sandnesfjorden. Stangholmen Lighthouse is situated 1½ km southeast of Risør Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fie and Sivik.
Fie
Hamlet
Fie is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the Skaggerak coastline in southeastern Norway. The village sits just north of the coastal village of Krabbesund, about 3 kilometres east of the village of Sandnes, and about 3 kilometres south of the town of Risør, located across the nearby Sandnesfjorden. Fie is situated 4½ km south of Risør Church.
Sivik
Hamlet
Sivik is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Søndeledfjorden, about 3 kilometres east of the village of Stamsø. Sivik is situated 5 km northwest of Risør Church.
Krabbesund
Hamlet
Krabbesund is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located, along the Skaggerak coast, just south of the village of Fie. Krabbesund is situated 5 km south of Risør Church.
Risør Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Risør, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.72142° or 58° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
9.23069° or 9° 13′ 51″ eastInception
1647Operator
Risør kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FCFP6CJ+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 145585725OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q11997984
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Risør Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Risør Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ريزور”
- Finnish: “Risørin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Risør kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Risør kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Risør kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Risør kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Risør kirke”
- Swedish: “Risør kyrka”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Risør Museum and Risør Kunstpark.
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