Abbey Church
The Abbey Church, also known as Nykøbing Church, in Nykøbing on the Danish island of Falster is a church in the Gothic style from the 15th century. Its origins go back to 1419 when Eric of Pomerania, king of the Nordic Kalmar Union, established a Franciscan monastery.Photo: Matthewross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Orf3us, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Nykøbing Falster
- Also known as: “Abbey Church, Nykøbing Falster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kulturforsyningen and Masken.
Kulturforsyningen
Community center
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kulturforsyningen is a community center, which is situated 220 metres southeast of Abbey Church.
Masken
Theater building
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masken is a theater building, which is situated 230 metres southeast of Abbey Church.
Nykøbing Falster Frisørmuseum
Museum
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nykøbing Falster Frisørmuseum is situated 270 metres south of Abbey Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nykøbing Falster and Sundby.
Nykøbing Falster
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nykøbing Falster is a city on the island of Falster in the south eastern part of Denmark with about 20,000 inhabitants.
Sundby
Village
Sundby is a town with a population of 3,246 on the east coast of the Danish island of Lolland located at the western shore of Guldborgsund just opposite the town of Nykøbing Falster on Falster.
Nagelsti
Village
Nagelsti is a village in Guldborgsund Municipality on the Danish island of Lolland some 4 km southwest of Nykøbing. As of 2025, it has a population of 537. Nagelsti is situated 2½ km southwest of Abbey Church.
Abbey Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Guldborgsund Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.7657° or 54° 45′ 57″ northLongitude
11.86954° or 11° 52′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F6HQV89+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 264126025OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q428744
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Polish—“Abbey Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Klosterkirken”
- Danish: “Nykøbing Falster Klosterkirke”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Nykøbing”
- Dutch: “Kloosterkerk (Nykobing Falster)”
- Dutch: “Kloosterkerk van Nykøbing”
- Dutch: “Kloosterkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الدير”
- German: “Klosterkirche Nykøbing”
- Lithuanian: “Niukiobingo vienuolyno bažnyčia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Klosterkirken Nykøbing”
- Polish: “Kościół klasztorny w Nykøbing Falster”
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