Hans Egede Church
Hans Egede Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in Nuuk, Greenland, located in the district of Old Nuuk. The church was consecrated on the 250-year anniversary of the founding of Hans Egede's mission.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: in Nuuk, Greenland
- Address: Nuuk, 3900
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Public and National Library of Greenland and Katuaq Culture Centre.
Public and National Library of Greenland
Library
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Public and National Library of Greenland is the public and national library of Greenland, located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is the largest reference library in the country, devoted to the preservation of national cultural heritage and history. Public and National Library of Greenland is situated 260 metres northwest of Hans Egede Church.
Katuaq Culture Centre
Theater building
Photo: Alankomaat, Public domain.
Katuaq is a cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland. 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. Katuaq Culture Centre is situated 430 metres north of Hans Egede Church.
Greenland National Museum
Museum
Photo: davidstanleytravel, CC BY 2.0.
The Greenland National Museum is located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s. Greenland National Museum is situated 630 metres northwest of Hans Egede Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nuuk Centrum and Radiofjeldet.
Nuuk Centrum
Suburb
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nuuk Centrum is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Together with the Old Nuuk neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.
Old Nuuk
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Old Nuuk may refer to several neighborhoods of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. 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
- Categories: parish church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.17342° or 64° 10′ 24″ northLongitude
-51.7368° or 51° 44′ 13″ westInception
1971Named after
Hans EgedeOpen location code
98PC57F7+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 255788841OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q3056467
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Ukrainian—“Hans Egede Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hans Egede Kirke”
- Danish: “Hans Egedes Kirke”
- French: “église Hans Egede”
- French: “Église Hans Egede”
- French: “Hans Egede Oqaluffia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hans Egede Kirke”
- Norwegian: “Hans Egede Kirke”
- Polish: “Kościół Hansa Egede”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Hans Egede”
- Russian: “Церковь Ханса Эгеде”
- Spanish: “iglesia Hans Egede”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Hans Egede”
- Ukrainian: “Кірха Ганса Еґеде”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tusass and Katersortarfik.
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