Gurre Church

Gurre Church is a church in Elsinore, Capital Region. Gurre Church is situated nearby to the archaeological site Spidsbjerg, as well as near the grassland Spejdercentret Gurredam.

Photo: Thomas Vedelsbøl, CC0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: church building in Helsingør Municipality, Denmark

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Danish Museum of Science & Technology and Gurre Castle.

Danish Museum of Science & Technology

Museum

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Danish Museum of Science & Technology is situated 1½ km east of Gurre Church.

Gurre Castle

Archaeological site

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Gurre Castle was a royal castle situated in North Zealand, Denmark. Its ruins lie on the outskirts of Helsingør, close to the town of Gurre near Gurre Sø. The ruins have been excavated and are now restored. Gurre Castle is situated 2 km west of Gurre Church.

Snekkersten railway station

Railway station

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Snekkersten station is a railway station serving the district of Snekkersten in the southern outskirts of the city of Helsingør, Denmark. It is located on the Coast Line between Helsingør and Copenhagen and the Little North Line between Helsingør and Hillerød. Snekkersten railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Gurre Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurre and Kingo Houses.

Gurre

Village

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Gurre is a village located five kilometres west of Helsingør and 42 kilometres north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the east side of Gurre Lake and is almost surrounded by woodland.

Kingo Houses

Neighborhood

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Kingo Houses is a housing development designed by architect Jørn Utzon in Helsingør, Denmark. The development consists of 60 L-shaped houses based upon the design of traditional Danish farmhouses with central courtyards and those of Chinese and Islamic dwellings. Kingo Houses is situated 2½ km northeast of Gurre Church.

Snekkersten

Village

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Snekkersten is a former fishing village and current neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsingør, Denmark. Snekkersten station is an interchange between the Coast Line between Copenhagen and the Lille Nord railway to Hillerød. Snekkersten is situated 3 km southeast of Gurre Church.

Gurre Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Elsinore, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.02329° or 56° 1′ 24″ north

Longitude

12.54002° or 12° 32′ 24″ east

Named after

Gurre

Open location code

9F8J2GFR+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 158284042

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

Wikidata ID

Q11973403

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Gurre Church” goes by many names.

Danish: “Gurre Kirke”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Gurre kirke”
Norwegian: “Gurre kirke”
Swedish: “Gurre Kirke”
Swedish: “Gurre kyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spidsbjerg and Spejdercentret Gurredam.

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