Church of Holmen

The Holmen Church is a Parish church in central in , on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Church of Denmark church building in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Holmen Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Stock Exchange building and Christiansborg Palace.

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Børsen, is a 17th-century commodity bourse and later stock exchange in the centre of , Denmark. The historic building is situated next to , the seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen. is situated 130 metres south of Church of Holmen.

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is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central , . It is the seat of the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark. is situated 300 metres west of Church of Holmen.

Theater building
Photo: Axel Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national Danish performing arts institution, founded in 1748. The name also refers to the former theatre building in . is situated 330 metres northeast of Church of Holmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christianshavn and Indre By.

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is a district east of the inner city of . Once a working-class neighbourhood, today is a trendy part of the city with its own unique identity. people from all walks of life, live side-by-side among cool cafes, old school bodegas, fancy restaurants and charming 19th-century houses along picturesque canals.

is the central area and the historical heart of , bounded by the lakes circling the inner city and the harbour, it reflects the entire city’s extent during the reign of King Christian IV, when the town was fortified.

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.

Church of Holmen

Latitude
55.67662° or 55° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
12.58351° or 12° 35′ 1″ east
Named after
Gammelholm
Open location code
9F7JMHGM+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 264362254
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q284914
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Frisian—“Church of Holmen” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Холменская царква”
  • Catalan: “església de Holmen”
  • Chinese: “小岛教堂”
  • Czech: “Holmenský kostel”
  • Danish: “Holmens Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Holmen”
  • Finnish: “Holmenin kirkko (Kööpenhamina)”
  • Finnish: “Holmenin kirkko”
  • French: “église Holmens”
  • French: “Église Holmens”
  • Galician: “igrexa de Holmen”
  • German: “Holmens Kirke”
  • German: “Holmenskirche”
  • Hungarian: “Holmens Kirke”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Holmen”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Homen”
  • Italian: “Holmens kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Holmens kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Holmens kirke”
  • Polish: “Holmens Kirke”
  • Russian: “Холменская церковь”
  • Slovenian: “Holmenska cerkev”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Holmen”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Holmen”
  • Swedish: “Holmens Kirke”
  • Ukrainian: “Гольменська церква”
  • Ukrainian: “церква Гольмен”
  • Western Frisian: “Holmens Tsjerke”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan Holmen”

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