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Kastelskirken

The Citadel Church is located in the in , the capital of . The church was originally reserved for the garrison of the castle, but in 1902 also incorporated a civil parish. The Citadel Church celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2004.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Copenhagen
  • Also known as: “Citadel Church”
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kastellet and The Little Mermaid.

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is a citadel located in , . It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners.

Work of art
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is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in , . is situated 440 metres east of Kastelskirken.

Railway station
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Østerport station is a metro, S-train and main line railway station in , . It is located between the districts of and , and is named for the historic Østerport , near the original location of which it is located. is situated 320 metres northwest of Kastelskirken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyboder and Frederiksstaden.

Quarter
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

Quarter
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is a district in , . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of and forms the moderate conurbation that one million Danes call home. It is big enough to form a small Danish metropolis, with shopping, culture and nightlife par excellence, yet small enough still to feel intimate and be safe.

Kastelskirken

Latitude
55.69139° or 55° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
12.59283° or 12° 35′ 34″ east
Named after
Kastellet
Open location code
9F7JMHRV+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25813625
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q751541
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kastelskirken” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Kastelskirken”
  • Dutch: “Kasteelkerk”
  • Dutch: “Kastelskerk”
  • French: “Kastelskirken”
  • German: “Kastelskirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kastelskirken”
  • Norwegian: “Kastelskirken”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kastelskirken”. Photo: IbRas, Public domain.