Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk is a Reformed Protestant church in Alkmaar, Netherlands. At present, it is not used for church services; it is mostly closed in the winter and open for tourists in the summer months or by appointment.Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Hnapel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Alkmaar
- Also known as: “Grote Kerk”, “Sint-Laurenskerk, Alkmaar”, and “St. Laurenskerk”
- Address: Koorstraat 2, Alkmaar, 1811GP
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar and Waag.
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
Museum
Photo: Dqfn13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is a city museum located in the center of Alkmaar on the Canadaplein. The museum is devoted to presenting and preserving the cultural history of Alkmaar and the surrounding region. Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is situated 100 metres north of Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk.
Waag
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Waag building is a National monument listed building on the Waagplein in Alkmaar in the Netherlands. On this square Waagplein every Friday from April till the second week of September, the famous cheese market is held. Waag is situated 440 metres east of Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk.
Dutch Cheesemuseum
Museum
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dutch Cheesemuseum is situated 440 metres east of Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achtermeer and Oudorp.
Achtermeer
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Achtermeer polder, south of Alkmaar in the Dutch province of North Holland, is the first known polder in the Netherlands.
Oudorp
Quarter
Oudorp is a neighbourhood of Alkmaar and former village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located about 2 km east of the city centre. The village merged with Alkmaar in 1972.
De Nollen
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De Nollen is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk.
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk
- Categories: church, building, tourism, place of worship, and tourist attraction
- Location: Alkmaar, North Holland Peninsula, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.63256° or 52° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
4.74388° or 4° 44′ 38″ eastInception
1518Open location code
9F46JPMV+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 51088330OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q639909
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖勞倫斯大教堂”
- Chinese: “聖勞倫斯教堂”
- Danish: “Laurenskirke”
- Danish: “Store eller sankt-Laurenskirke”
- Dutch: “Grote Kerk Alkmaar”
- Dutch: “Grote of Sint Laurenskerk”
- Dutch: “Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk”
- Dutch: “Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 7258”
- French: “grande église Saint-Laurent de Alkmaar”
- French: “Grande Église Saint-Laurent de Alkmaar”
- German: “Laurenskerk”
- Italian: “chiesa Grande”
- Italian: “Chiesa Grande”
- Spanish: “Gruta de la Iglesia de San Lorenzo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ‘t Gymlokaal and Alkmaar city center public library.
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