Mariehøj Church

Mariehøj Church is a church in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland. Mariehøj Church is situated near the dive center Silkeborg Frømandsklub, as well as near Vestre School.

Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: church building in Silkeborg Municipality, Denmark

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Silkeborg railway station and Museum Jorn.

Silkeborg railway station

Railway station

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Silkeborg station is a railway station serving the town of Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark. It is located in the centre of the town, on the southern edge of the historic town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Silkeborg bus station. Silkeborg railway station is situated 740 metres northeast of Mariehøj Church.

Museum Jorn

Museum

Photo: Museum Jorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, is an art museum by Gudenåen in Silkeborg, Denmark. The museum holds the collections that were developed by Asger Jorn from the early 1950s until his death in 1973, since when they have doubled in extent. Museum Jorn is situated 1½ km east of Mariehøj Church.

Silkeborg Museum

Museum

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Silkeborg Museum is a museum of Danish cultural history with official state recognition based in Silkeborg Municipality, Denmark. Museum Silkeborg is located at three different sites: Manor House and the Paper Mill Museum in Silkeborg and Blicheregnen farm in the village of Thorning. Silkeborg Museum is situated 1½ km northeast of Mariehøj Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silkeborg and Virklund.

Silkeborg

Photo: Krists Luhaers, CC BY 2.0.

Silkeborg is a lakeside railway town in Jutland founded in 1844 around a big paper mill at the Gudenå River, the longest and biggest river of Denmark. The name and history of the settlement goes back to at least the 15th century, though, when a castle by the name of Silkeborg was mentioned in written documents.

Virklund

Village

Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Virklund is a town in Denmark, located about 5 km south of Silkeborg, to which it functions as a satellite city. It has a population of 3,932. Virklund is located in Silkeborg Municipality and therefore is part of the Central Denmark Region. Virklund is situated 3½ km south of Mariehøj Church.

Gjessø

Village

Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gjessø is a small town near Silkeborg in Denmark with a population of 870. Gjessø is famous for its lake which fills half of the town. It is used every year by tourists and natives. Gjessø is situated 5 km southwest of Mariehøj Church.

Mariehøj Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.15895° or 56° 9′ 32″ north

Longitude

9.53644° or 9° 32′ 11″ east

Open location code

9F8F5G5P+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 249950320

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

Wikidata ID

Q34056198

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Mariehøj Church” goes by many names.

Danish: “Mariehøj Kirke”
Swedish: “Mariehøj kyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Silkeborg Frømandsklub and Vestre School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mariehøj sognehus and Søfryd Vuggestue og Børnehave.

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