Saint Olav’s Church

Saint Olav's Church is a medieval church in the village of in , . It was built before 1200, which makes it the oldest church of the Faroe Islands.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Kirkjubøar kirkja”, “Kościół św. Olava”, “Kościół św. Ólava”, “Kościół św. Olava w Kirkjubøur”, “Ólavskyrkjan”, and “Saint Olav’s Church, Kirkjubøur”
  • Address: Gamlivegur 2, Kirkjubøur, 175

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Magnus Cathedral.

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Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkjubøur and Hestur.

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is the southernmost village on .

Village
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is an island in the central , to the west of and the south of . is situated 4½ km west of Saint Olav’s Church.

Village
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is a village on the island of in the . is situated 5 km northwest of Saint Olav’s Church.

Saint Olav’s Church

Latitude
61.95161° or 61° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.79315° or 6° 47′ 35″ west
Open location code
9CHMX624+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43314690
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q631984
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Saint Olav’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Olaf”
  • Danish: “Olavskirken”
  • Faroese: “Ólavskirkjan”
  • German: “Sankt-Olav-Kirche”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Olaf-templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Olav”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Sant’Olav”
  • Latvian: “Kirkjubeūras Sv. Olafa baznīca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ólavskirkjan”
  • Norwegian: “Ólavskirkjan”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Olafa w Kirkjubøur”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Olafa”
  • Russian: “Церковь святого Олафа (Чирчубёвур)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Олафа”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Olaf”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Olaf”
  • Swedish: “Ólavskirkjan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kirkjbøargarður and Sverrishola.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kirkjubømúrurin and Kirkjubøur.

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