Capernaum Church, Copenhagen
Capernaum Church | |
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55°42′9.86″N 12°32′50.36″E / 55.7027389°N 12.5473222°ECoordinates: 55°42′9.86″N 12°32′50.36″E / 55.7027389°N 12.5473222°E | |
Location | Frederikssundsvej 45 2400 København NV, Copenhagen |
Country | Denmark |
Denomination | Church of Denmark |
History | |
Status | Church |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Valdemar Koch |
Architectural type | Church |
Completed | 1895 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Diocese of Copenhagen |
The Capernaum Church (Danish: Kapernaumskirken ) is a Church of Denmark parish church located at Frederikssundsvej 45 in the North-West district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Inaugurated in 1895, it is the oldest surviving church built by the Copenhagen Church Foundation.
History[]
The church was built at the initiative of the Copenhagen Church Foundation (Danish: Kirkefondet). It was built in 1894-05 to design by Valdemar Koch.[1]
Architecture[]
The church is built from red brick and has a saddle roof topped by a ridge turret. The facade to Frederikssundsvej has round-arched windows, a Lombard band and a relief of an angel above the main entrance.
Parish[]
As of 1 January 2012, the parish had 9,029 inhabitants of which 5,148 (57.02 %) were members of the Church of Denmark.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Kapernaumskirken" (in Danish). visitcopenhagen.dk. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Kapernaumskirken" (in Danish). visitcopenhagen.dk. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Churches in Bispebjerg
- Lutheran churches in Copenhagen
- 19th-century Church of Denmark churches
- Churches completed in 1895
- Churches in the Diocese of Copenhagen