Storkyrkan
Lutheran cathedral in Stockholm
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Summary
Storkyrkan is a Lutheran cathedral[1]. Storkyrkan ranks in the top 7% of lutheran cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Church of Sweden[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stockholm[4]
- Country: Sweden[5]
- Instance of: hall church[6], architectural ensemble[7]
- Named after: Saint Nicholas[8]
- Architectural style: Brick Gothic[9]
- Made from material: brick[10]
- Location: Gamla stan[11]
- Has use: church with cemetery[12]
- Commons category: Storkyrkan, Stockholm[13]
- Occupant: Stockholm Cathedral Parish[14]
- Has part(s): Storkyrkans tornur[15]
- Officially opened by: Nils Allesson[16]
- Inception: 1300[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Stadsholmen[18]
- Diocese: Diocese of Stockholm[19]
- Significant event: funeral of Astrid Lindgren[20]
- Dedicated to: Saint Nicholas[21]
- Commons gallery: Storkyrkan[22]
- Time of earliest written record: 1279[23]
- Described by source: Q61762535[24], Q61765488[25]
- Heritage designation: ecclesiastical listed building complex[26]
- Date of official opening: 1306[27]
- Height: 66 m[28]
- Has part(s) of the class: building[29]
Why It Matters
Storkyrkan has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Storkyrkan is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]