Denmark
Region Zealand
Roskilde Municipality

Old Church of Our Lady

The Old Church of Our Lady is an 11th-century brick church in on the Danish island of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Gamle Vor Frue Kirke”, “Gammel Vor Frue Kirke”, “Gl. Vor Frue Kirke”, and “Old Church of Our Lady, Roskilde”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roskilde Cathedral and Ayasofya Moské.

Church
Photo: CucombreLibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, in the city of on the island of Zealand in eastern , 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. is situated 480 metres north of Old Church of Our Lady.

Mosque
Photo: Anders Bruun Nørring, CC BY 2.0.
is a mosque, which is situated 140 metres north of Old Church of Our Lady.

Railway station
Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roskilde Station is the principal railway station serving the city of on the island of , . It is located in central Roskilde, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to the Roskilde bus station. is situated 340 metres east of Old Church of Our Lady.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Musicon.

Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
is in , , 35 km west of . is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Cathedral, World Heritage site.

Suburb
is a district of the city of on the Danish island of . It is being developed south of in an area of 250,000 m2 where a cement factory once stood. is developing a new district centred on creative cultural associations and institutions.

Neighborhood
is a district of on the Danish island of . 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.

Old Church of Our Lady

Latitude
55.63851° or 55° 38′ 19″ north
Longitude
12.08238° or 12° 4′ 57″ east
Named after
Mary
Open location code
9F7JJ3QJ+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266416857
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q10502576
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Old Church of Our Lady” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Gammel Vor Frue Kirke (Roskilde Kommune)”
  • Danish: “Gammel Vor Frue Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Oude Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Roskilde)”
  • Dutch: “Oude Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه السيده العذراء القديمه”
  • German: “Liebfrauenkirche”
  • Swedish: “Gammel Vor Frue Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Gammel Vor Frue kyrka”

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Highlights include Gl. Vor Frue Kirkegård and Niels Valentin Atelier.

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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 “Old Church of Our Lady”. Photo: IbRas, Public domain.