St Jørgensbjerg Church
Saint Jørgensbjerg Church is a historic church in Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. With a nave and chancel in travertine limestone dating from c. 1080, it is Denmark's oldest preserved stone building.Photo: IbRas, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viking Ship Museum and Roskilde Cathedral.
Viking Ship Museum
Museum
Photo: Jami430, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is Denmark's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of the Skuldelev ships, five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962. Viking Ship Museum is situated 410 metres northeast of St Jørgensbjerg Church.
Roskilde Cathedral
Church
Photo: CucombreLibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is one of the most important churches in Denmark, and the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs. Roskilde Cathedral is situated 800 metres south of St Jørgensbjerg Church.
Roskilde Gasworks
Arts center
Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
Roskilde Gasworks is a former gasworks in Roskilde, Denmark. The buildings are listed and after a thorough restoration in 1995, they are now housing an arts center with an art gallery, studios, and workshops for local artists. Roskilde Gasworks is situated 200 metres southeast of St Jørgensbjerg Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sankt Jørgensbjerg and Roskilde.
Sankt Jørgensbjerg
Neighborhood
Sankt Jørgensbjerg is a district of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.
Roskilde
Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
Roskilde is in West Zealand, Denmark, 35 km west of Copenhagen. Roskilde is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Roskilde Cathedral, World Heritage site.
Himmelev
Suburb
Himmelev is a largely residential area in the municipality of Roskilde in Denmark and is contiguous with Roskilde. The population in the parish is around 14,000.
St Jørgensbjerg Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Roskilde Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.64931° or 55° 38′ 58″ northLongitude
12.07561° or 12° 4′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F7JJ3XG+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 256291745OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q12334576
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“St Jørgensbjerg Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg Kirke”
- Danish: “Sct. Jørgensbjerg Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يورجنسبيرج”
- Swedish: “Sankt Jørgensbjerg kyrka”
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