St. Matthew’s Church

St. Mathew's Church is the oldest and largest church in the district of , . It is located at the corner of Mathæusgade and Valdemarsgade and was completed in 1880 to design by city architect Ludvig Fenger.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
  • Also known as: “St. Matthew’s Church, Copenhagen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vega and Enghave Plads.

Music venue
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is a regional entertainment centre on in , Denmark. It was inaugurated in 1996 as part of the city's agenda as European Capital of Culture. is situated 300 metres southwest of St. Matthew’s Church.

Square
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is a central public square of the district in , . It is located where Istedgade reaches Enghavevej, which separates the square from . is situated 330 metres southwest of St. Matthew’s Church.

Church
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Christ Church is a Church of Denmark parish church situated on in the district of , . It was designed by Valdemar Koch, who also built several other churches in Copenhagen around that time. is situated 270 metres southwest of St. Matthew’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vesterbro and Sorte Hest.

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is just outside ’s city centre, making it a very attractive place to live. It includes the districts of Sydhavnen. Enghave, Valby and Vanløse.

Locality
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is the oldest building in the district of , . A former roadside inn, then located well outside the limits of the fortified city, standing on the Vestre Landevej leading in and out of Copenhagen through the Western City Gate.

Neighborhood
is an enclave of terraced houses situated next to the in the district of , . They were built between 1885 and 1891 by the Worker's Building Society to provide healthy housing for the workers at Burmeister & Wain.

St. Matthew’s Church

Latitude
55.66948° or 55° 40′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.54809° or 12° 32′ 53″ east
Named after
Matthew the Apostle
Open location code
9F7JMG9X+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221123091
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q3642673
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“St. Matthew’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sint Matthéüskerk”
  • Chinese: “聖馬太教堂”
  • Danish: “Matthæus Kirke”
  • Danish: “Matthæusgade 31”
  • Danish: “Sankt Matthæus Kirke”
  • Danish: “Sct. Matthæus Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Mattheuskerk (Kopenhagen)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Mattheuskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس ماثيو”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Matthæus Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Matthæus kyrka”

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