Svolvær Church
Svolvær Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Vågan, Norway
- Also known as: “Svolvær kirke”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lofoten War Memorial Museum and Svolværgeita.
Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is a World War II museum located in Svolvær, Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on events that took place in the Lofoten area and Northern Norway during the German occupation of Norway. Lofoten War Memorial Museum is situated 270 metres south of Svolvær Church.
Svolværgeita
Peak
Photo: David Torras, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geita or Svolværgeita is a 150-metre tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
Leirfossen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leirfossen power station is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Svolvær Church.
Svolvær Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.23354° or 68° 14′ 1″ northLongitude
14.56331° or 14° 33′ 48″ eastInception
1934Operator
Vågan kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FWP6HM7+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 163971152OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1778167
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Svolvær Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Svolvær Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سفولفير”
- Finnish: “Svolværin kirkko”
- French: “église de Svolvær”
- French: “Église de Svolvær”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Svolvær kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Svolvær kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Svolvær kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svolvær kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Svolvær kirke”
- Swedish: “Svolvær kyrka”
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