Holy Cross Church, Oslo
The Holy Cross Church was a small medieval parish church for the northern part of the Old Town of Oslo, Norway. The ruin was rediscovered in 1922 and is now a part of Minneparken containing the ruins of the church and the larger St. Hallvard's Cathedral.Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church building in Oslo, Norway
- Also known as: “Church of the Cross” and “Holy Cross Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minneparken and Oslo Ladegård.
Minneparken
Park
Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.
Minneparken is situated in Gamle Oslo adjacent to Oslo torg at Gamlebyen in Oslo, Norway. The park is bounded by St. Hallvards plass and Oslo gate in the west, Bispegata in the south, St.
Oslo Ladegård
Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Oslo Ladegård is a manor house situated at Gamlebyen in Oslo, Norway. It was built of the site of the Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo. The current building was erected in 1725 by Karen Toller. Oslo Ladegård is situated 140 metres southwest of Holy Cross Church, Oslo.
Munch Museum
Museum
Photo: Annikdance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Munch Museum, marketed as Munch since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch Museum is situated 1 km west of Holy Cross Church, Oslo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Galgeberg.
Old Town
Suburb
The Old Town of Oslo is a neighbourhood in the inner city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo and is the oldest urban area within the current capital.
Galgeberg
Suburb
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Galgeberg is a neighbourhood in the borough of Gamle Oslo in Oslo, Norway. The neighbourhood lies near Vålerenga, Kampen and Gamlebyen. The name stems from the gallows present at the location in earlier times.
Barcode Project
Neighborhood
Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Barcode Project is a section of the Bjørvika portion of the Fjord City redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings, that was completed in 2016.
Holy Cross Church, Oslo
- Categories: cultural property, church, and historic site
- Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.90703° or 59° 54′ 25″ northLongitude
10.76952° or 10° 46′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9FFGWQ49+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 262320927OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q11981865
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Holy Cross Church, Oslo” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Korskirken”
- German: “Korskirken”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Korskirken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krosskyrkja i Oslo”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krosskyrkja”
- Norwegian: “Korskirken”
- Swedish: “Korskirken, Oslo”
- Swedish: “Korskirken”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Olavsklosteret and Bispegården, Oslo.
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