St. Nicholas’ Church, Esbjerg
St Nikolaj Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Esbjerg in the southwest of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, the rectangular building of aerated concrete was completed and consecrated in 1969.Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: catholic church in Esbjerg
- Also known as: “Saint Nikolai Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and I.C. Møllerparken.
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
School
Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
Syddansk Musikkonservatorium - Danish National Academy of Music, as it is now known, is located in Esbjerg, Denmark, opposite St Nikolaj Church. Founded in 1946 as a local private initiative, it was first known as Vestjysk Musikkonservatorium.
I.C. Møllerparken
Park
Photo: Designermadsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
I.C. Møllerparken is a recreational park located in central Esbjerg, Denmark. It covers the space of Esbjerg's first cemetery, belonging to Church of Our Saviour, which since 2005 has been disused for burials. I.C. Møllerparken is situated 200 metres south of St. Nicholas’ Church, Esbjerg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esbjerg and Jerne.
Esbjerg
Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
Esbjerg is a city in Southwestern Jutland. The town was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town.
Nordby
Village
Photo: Hubertus45, CC BY 2.5.
Nordby is a Danish town, seat of the Fanø Municipality, in the Region of Southern Denmark. The population was 2,629 as of 1 January 2025. Nordby is situated 4½ km southwest of St. Nicholas’ Church, Esbjerg.
St. Nicholas’ Church, Esbjerg
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.47046° or 55° 28′ 14″ northLongitude
8.45009° or 8° 27′ 0″ eastNamed after
Saint NicholasOpen location code
9F7CFFC2+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 242880282OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q2321876
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“St. Nicholas’ Church, Esbjerg” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sankt Nikolaj Kirke”
- Danish: “Skt. Nikolaj Kirke”
- French: “église Saint-Nicolas”
- French: “Église Saint-Nicolas”
- French: “Sankt Nikolai Kirke”
- German: “St. Nikolai”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolas”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolás”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás”
- Swedish: “Sankt Nikolaj kyrka”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lydlegeplads and Skattecenter Esbjerg.
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