St. Ib’s Church
St. Ib's Church, 3 km south-west of Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm, is a fine 12th century Romanesque building. The altarpiece was painted by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg in 1846.Photo: 7alaskan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “St Ib’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joboland and Hallebrøndshøj.
Joboland
Theme park
Brandesgårdshaven, also known as Joboland, is an amusement park with gardens, a zoo and a playground located 3 kilometres west of Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm. Joboland is situated 1½ km north of St. Ib’s Church.
Hallebrøndshøj
Archaeological site
Photo: Fyrtaarn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hallebrøndshøj is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km northeast of St. Ib’s Church.
Bavnehøj
Archaeological site
Photo: Fyrtaarn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bavnehøj is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of St. Ib’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aarsdale and Listed.
Aarsdale
Village
Photo: Hapebalf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aarsdale is a village on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. Located between Svaneke and Nexø, it has a population of 266. Once a prosperous fishing village, its economy now relies mainly on tourism thanks to its half-timbered houses, its harbour and its windmill. Aarsdale is situated 3 km southeast of St. Ib’s Church.
Listed
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Listed is a small fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 2 kilometres northwest of Svaneke. As of 2015, it has a population of 217. Fishermen have used the harbour since at least 1379.
Svaneke
Village
St. Ib’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.11709° or 55° 7′ 2″ northLongitude
15.10479° or 15° 6′ 17″ eastNamed after
St. James the ElderOpen location code
9F7Q4483+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 897458744OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q3376739
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“St. Ib’s Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sankt Ibs Kirke”
- Danish: “Skt. Ibs Kirke”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk (Ibsker)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacobskerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس اب”
- German: “St. Ibs (Bornholm)”
- German: “St. Ibs”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ibsker kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Ibs kirke”
- Norwegian: “Sankt Ibs kirke”
- Swedish: “Sankt Ibs kyrka”
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