The English Church

St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church, often referred to locally as the English Church, is an Anglican church in Stockholm, Sweden. It was built in the 1860s for the British congregation in the city and was originally located on Rörstrandsgatan in the Norrmalm district before being moved, stone by stone, to the Diplomatstaden area of Östermalm in 1913.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Also known as: “Church of St Peter and St Sigfrid”, “Engelska kyrkan”, “English church”, “Saint Peter & Saint Sigfrid”, “St Peter and St Sigfrid church”, and “St Peter and St Sigfrid’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berwald Hall and Skansen.

Berwald Hall

Theater building

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The Berwald Hall is a concert hall situated in a park landscape at Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3 in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. Construction on the building began in 1976 based on a design by architects Erik Ahnborg and Sune Lindström. Berwald Hall is situated 140 metres northwest of The English Church.

Skansen

Theme park

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Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. Skansen is situated 690 metres south of The English Church.

Nordic Museum

Museum

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The Nordic Museum is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period to the contemporary period. Nordic Museum is situated 620 metres southwest of The English Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diplomatstaden and King Oscar’s Terrace.

Diplomatstaden

Locality

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Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.