Svalbard Church

Svalbard Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in municipality in . It is located in the village of . It is the church for the Svalbard parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
  • Also known as: “Svalbard kirke”, “Svalbard kyrkje”, and “Vår frelsers kirke på Spitsbergen”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longyearbyen Hospital and Svalbard Museum.

Hospital
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is situated 610 metres east of Svalbard Church.

Museum
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The is a museum in , the largest town in the archipelago. The museum displays artifacts from the history of Svalbard since its settlement, and exhibits of local plants and animals. is situated 1 km east of Svalbard Church.

Museum
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The is a museum located on the island of in , the capital of the Arctic Ocean archipelago . is situated 1 km northeast of Svalbard Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longyearbyen and Nybyen.

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, is the largest populated area, and capital of the region of . The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of and the high Arctic.

Suburb
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is a small settlement located on the southern outskirts of , on the island of , in the archipelago of . The name is Norwegian and translates as The New Town.

Svalbard Church

Latitude
78.21978° or 78° 13′ 11″ north
Longitude
15.61826° or 15° 37′ 6″ east
Inception
1958
Operator
Statsbygg
Open location code
CFCQ6J99+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 523002645
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2597768
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Svalbard Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սվալբարդի եկեղեցի”
  • Belarusian: “Свальбардская царква”
  • Danish: “Svalbard Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Huippuvuorten kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Svalbard kirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svalbard kirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svalbard kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Svalbard kirke”
  • Polish: “Kościół na Svalbardzie”
  • Russian: “Свальбардская церковь”
  • Swedish: “Svalbard kirke”
  • Swedish: “Svalbard kyrkje”
  • Swedish: “Svalbards kyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Governor of Svalbard and Sysselmannen.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Skjæringa and Old Longyearbyen.

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