Church of Our Saviour

Nuuk Cathedral or Church of Our Saviour is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the neighborhood of , the capital of . It was established in 1849.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Lutheran cathedral in Nuuk, Greenland
  • Also known as: “Nuuk Cathedral”
  • Address: 2

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greenland National Museum and Kalaaliaraq Market.

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 270 metres south of Church of Our Saviour.

Marketplace
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is a fresh food market in , the capital of . It is located in the neighborhood, approximately 150 m to the southeast of the Nuuk Cathedral, and its name means "The little Greenlander" in Greenlandic language. is situated 150 metres southeast of Church of Our Saviour.

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 380 metres southeast of Church of Our Saviour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Nuuk Centrum.

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.

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.

Church of Our Saviour

Latitude
64.17977° or 64° 10′ 47″ north
Longitude
-51.74413° or 51° 44′ 39″ west
Open location code
98PC57H4+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255823944
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q1355805
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Church of Our Saviour” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية نوك”
  • Basque: “Gure Salbatzailearen eliza”
  • Basque: “Nuukeko katedrala”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Nuuku”
  • Danish: “domkirken i Nuuk”
  • Danish: “Nuuk Domkirke”
  • Danish: “Vor Frelser Kirke Nuuk”
  • Danish: “Vor Frelser Kirke”
  • Danish: “Vor Frelsers Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Domkerk van Nuuk”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Nia Savinto”
  • Finnish: “Nuukin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “Annaassisitta Oqaluffia”
  • French: “cathédrale de Nuuk”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Nuuk”
  • German: “Erlöserkirche Nuuk”
  • German: “Erlöserkirche”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Nuuk”
  • Italian: “cattedrale del Salvatore”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale del Salvatore”
  • Kalaallisut: “Annaassisitta Oqaluffia”
  • Korean: “누크 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Nūkas katedrāle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vår Frelsers kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Vår Frelsers kirke”
  • Polish: “Katedra Naszego Zbawiciela w Nuuk”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Nuuk”
  • Polish: “Katedra Zbawiciela w Nuuk”
  • Polish: “Kościół Naszego Zbawiciela w Nuuk”
  • Polish: “Kościół Zbawiciela w Nuuk”
  • Polish: “Vor Frelser Kirke (Nuuk)”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Nuuk”
  • Russian: “Собор Нуука”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuuk”
  • Swedish: “Nuuks domkyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Кірха Спасителя”
  • Western Frisian: “Domtsjerke fan Nuuk”

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