Hans Egede Church

Hans Egede Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in , , located in the district of . This church was consecrated on the 250-year anniversary of the founding of Hans Egede's mission.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: in Nuuk, Greenland
  • Address: Nuuk, 3900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katuaq Culture Centre and Queen Ingrid’s Hospital.

Theater building
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Katuaq is a cultural centre in , . It is used for concerts, exhibitions, conferences, and as a cinema. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it was constructed as a joint project of the Greenland Home Rule Government, the Nuuk Municipal Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers and was inaugurated on 15 February 1997. is situated 430 metres north of Hans Egede Church.

Hospital
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Queen Ingrid's Hospital is the central hospital of . It is in , the capital. The local health center, Queen Ingrid's Health Center, is an extension to the main hospital building, but operates separately from the hospital. is situated 460 metres south of Hans Egede Church.

Museum
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The is located in , the capital of . It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s. is situated 630 metres northwest of Hans Egede Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nuuk Centrum and Radiofjeldet.

Suburb
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is a district of , the capital of . Together with the neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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may refer to several neighborhoods of , the capital of . The Lutheran mission was originally based on Hope Island at the head of the fjord but was moved to the mainland and christened Godthaab by the royal governor Claus Paarss in 1728.

Hans Egede Church

Latitude
64.17343° or 64° 10′ 24″ north
Longitude
-51.73675° or 51° 44′ 12″ west
Inception
1971
Named after
Hans Egede
Open location code
98PC57F7+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255788841
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q3056467
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Ukrainian—“Hans Egede Church” goes by many names.

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