Gustaf Adolf Church
The Gustaf Adolf Church is a church building in the Gustav Adolf Park at Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. Belonging to the Oscar Parish of the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated on 6 November 1892 by bishop Gottfrid Billing.Photo: Allgau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: Church of Sweden church building in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Also known as: “Gustaf Adolfskyrkan” and “Gustav Adolfs kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vasa Museum and Nordic Museum.
Vasa Museum
Museum
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vasa Museum is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th-century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. Vasa Museum is situated 1 km south of Gustaf Adolf Church.
Nordic Museum
Museum
Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 km south of Gustaf Adolf Church.
Skansen
Theme park
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1¼ km south of Gustaf Adolf Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diplomatstaden and Östermalm.
Diplomatstaden
Locality
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Östermalm
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Östermalm is a borough in north-eastern Stockholm, bordering Norrmalm and Vasastan at Birger Jarlsgatan, one of Stockholm's longest streets. The core of Östermalm consists of 19th century city-blocks, combined with vibrant tree-lined boulevards and upmarket shopping.
Gärdet
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gärdet is a part of Stockholm, Sweden, east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments.
Gustaf Adolf Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms domkyrkoförs., Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.33753° or 59° 20′ 15″ northLongitude
18.09839° or 18° 5′ 54″ eastOpen location code
9FFW83QX+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 5192098OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q4356641
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Gustaf Adolf Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gustaf Adolfskyrkan”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Gustaf Adolf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جوستاف ادولف”
- Finnish: “Gustaf Adolfskyrkan”
- Finnish: “Kustaa Aadolfin kirkko”
- French: “église Gustave Adolphe”
- French: “Église Gustave Adolphe”
- Polish: “Gustaf Adolfskyrkan”
- Polish: “Kościół Gustawa Adolfa w Sztokholmie”
- Swedish: “Gustaf Adolfskyrkan”
- Swedish: “Gustav Adolfskyrkan”
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Gustaf Adolfskyrkan”
- Turkish: “Gustaf Adolf Kilisesi”
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