Saint John’s Church

Saint John’s Church is a church in Landskrona socken, Landskrona, del, Scania. Saint John’s Church is situated nearby to the sports venue Exercisfältets Idrottsplats, as well as near the fitness club Friskis & Svettis.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: Church of Sweden church building in Landskrona, Sweden
Also known as: “Sankt Johannes kyrka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Landskrona IP and Landskrona Citadel.

Landskrona IP

Stadium

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Landskrona IP is a football stadium which serves as the home of the Landskrona BoIS football club. The stadium holds approximately 10,000 spectators, 3,500 of whom are accommodated in covered seats on the south terrace. Landskrona IP is situated 1 km northeast of Saint John’s Church.

Landskrona Citadel

Castle

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Landskrona Citadel is situated in Landskrona, Scania, southern Sweden. Much of the original work is intact. Examples remain of all major parts of the fortification, which is uncommon in such an accessible area. Landskrona Citadel is situated 1¼ km south of Saint John’s Church.

Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church

Church

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John the Baptist Catholic Church is a Catholic church and congregation in Landskrona, Sweden. The church was originally a Methodist church from its inauguration in 1905; but in 1995 the Roman Catholic church in Sweden acquired the church after the Methodist congregation had ceased its activity. Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church is situated 1 km south of Saint John’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Landskrona and Bäckviken.

Landskrona

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Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance.