Sandefjord Museum
Sandefjordmuseene is a museum located in Sandefjord, Norway. It is dedicated to the whaling industry and is the only specialized museum on the subject of whales and whaling in Europe.Photo: Andrzej O, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint John the Baptist’s Church and Sandefjord Church.
Saint John the Baptist’s Church
Church
Photo: PaulVIF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint John the Baptist's Church is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic Church, which functions as the parish church in Sandefjord, Norway. Saint John the Baptist’s Church is situated 230 metres northwest of Sandefjord Museum.
Sandefjord Church
Church
Photo: Pbm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandefjord Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the city of Sandefjord. Sandefjord Church is situated 390 metres northwest of Sandefjord Museum.
Sandefjord Railway Station
Railway station
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Sandefjord Station is a railway station on the Vestfold Line in Sandefjord, Norway. The station is served with regional trains operated by Vy. The station opened as part of the Vestfold Line in 1881. Sandefjord Railway Station is situated 540 metres northwest of Sandefjord Museum.
Sandefjord Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum
- Categories: maritime museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sandefjord, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.13115° or 59° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
10.22751° or 10° 13′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9FFG46JH+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 220866452OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1512515
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Polish—“Sandefjord Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hvalfangstmuseet”
- Danish: “Sandefjord museum”
- French: “Hvalfangstmuseet”
- French: “Musée de la chasse à la baleine de Sandefjord”
- German: “Commander Christen Christensens Walfangmuseum”
- German: “Hvalfangstmuseet”
- German: “Museum von Sandefjord”
- German: “Sandefjordmuseene”
- Italian: “Museo della caccia alla balena (Sandefjord)”
- Italian: “Museo della caccia alla balena”
- Japanese: “サンデフィヨルド博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hvalfangstmuseet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kommandør Chr. Christensens Hvalfangstmuseum”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hvalfangstmuseet”
- Norwegian: “Hvalfangstmuseet”
- Polish: “Muzeum Wielorybnictwa w Sandefjordzie”
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Highlights include Hvaltorvet kjøpesenter and Verdensteateret.
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