Church of St. Peter
St. Peter's Church is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in Eyrarlandsvegi 26, in the town of Akureyri, Norduland Eystra in Iceland, and named after Saint Peter.Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Akureyri, Iceland
- Also known as: “Kirkja St. Pétur”, “Péturskirkja”, and “St. Peter’s Church, Akureyri”
- Address: Eyrarlandsvegur 26, Akureyri, 600
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akureyri Botanical Garden and Akureyrarkirkja.
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: RenJJ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Akureyri Botanical Garden is a unique and significant botanical garden located in the southern part of Akureyri, a city in Northern Iceland. Situated on the west side of the inland end of the fjord Eyjafjörður, at an elevation of about 45 metres, the garden is one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world, just 85 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. Akureyri Botanical Garden is situated 280 metres south of Church of St. Peter.
Akureyrarkirkja
Church
Photo: Jon Gretarsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church at Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson and completed in 1940. Akureyrarkirkja is situated 270 metres north of Church of St. Peter.
Akureyri Junior College
College
Photo: Martinp1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland. The Menntaskólinn á Akureyri traces its roots to the ancient school in Hólar in Hjaltadalur valley, founded in the beginning of Jón Ögmundsson's episcopacy in 1130. Akureyri Junior College is situated 170 metres southwest of Church of St. Peter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svalbarðseyri.
Svalbarðseyri
Village
Photo: Navaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svalbarðseyri is a small village in the Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur municipality, northern Iceland, which in January 2011 had 245 inhabitants. It is located on the east coast of Eyjafjörður fjord. Svalbarðseyri is situated 8 km north of Church of St. Peter.
Church of St. Peter
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.67755° or 65° 40′ 39″ northLongitude
-18.09306° or 18° 5′ 35″ westInception
1933Open location code
9CQ3MWH4+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 416461091OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q23721135
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In Other Languages
From Icelandic to Spanish—“Church of St. Peter” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Péturskirkju”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Petrus, Islandia Utara”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Pedro (Akureyri)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
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