Christianskirkjan

Christianskirkjan is a modern church building in , the second-largest town in the . It was consecrated in 1963. The architect was Peter Koch, a Dane.
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Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in the Faroe Islands

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Við Djúpumýrar and Föroya Bjór.

Pitch
is a multi-use stadium in , . It is mostly used for football matches. is the home ground of Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag men's and women's teams and has an approximate capacity of 2,500 people, with 524 seats. is situated 330 metres east of Christianskirkjan.

Building
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a brewing company based in . Apart from beers the company also produces soft drinks. It was established in 1888 in . is situated 160 metres northwest of Christianskirkjan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Klaksvík and Norðoyri.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main industrial centre of the , and the hub of the . It's the second largest city in the Faroes, with a population of 5,015.

Village
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is a village in the Faroe Islands on the of . It belongs to the municipality of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Christianskirkjan.

Village
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, also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the of . In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013. is situated 3 km north of Christianskirkjan.

Christianskirkjan

Latitude
62.22539° or 62° 13′ 31″ north
Longitude
-6.58658° or 6° 35′ 12″ west
Open location code
9CJM6CG7+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44703020
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q1082994
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Christianskirkjan” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Christianskirkja”
  • Danish: “Christianskirkjan”
  • Faroese: “Christianskirkjan”
  • Finnish: “Christianskirkjan”
  • German: “Christianskirkjan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Christianskirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Christianskirkjan”
  • Norwegian: “Christianskirkjan”
  • Swedish: “Christianskirkja”
  • Swedish: “Christianskirkjan”
  • Swedish: “Christianskyrkan”

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Highlights include Klaksvik and Posthúsið.

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