Højdevang Church Explained

Højdevang Church
Native Name:Hoejdevangskirken
Country:Denmark
Denomination:Church of Denmark
Website:Church website
Consecrated Date:14 April 1935
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish Church
Architect:Poul Staffeldt Mathiesen (1891–1979) .
Completed Date:1935
Capacity:220 people
Length:34m (112feet)
Width:11m (36feet)
Spire Quantity:1
Parish:Højdevangs
Deanery:Amagerbro
Diocese:Copenhagen
Bishop:Peter Skov-Jakobsen
Vicar:Line Blak Gundersen
Dean:Michael Krogstrup Nissen
Pastor:Jesper Yde
Ann-Luise Bjørnebo
Organist:Jannik Jørn Vedel

Højdevang Church (Højdevangskirken) is a church in the Amager area of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]

The church was consecrated on 14 April 1935. It was built on the basis of designs by architect Poul Staffeldt Mathiesen (1891–1979) .Unlike most churches, Højdevang Church faces south rather than east. This was due to the fact that the church plan was designed in perpendicular to the size of the land, which was longer from north to south rather than from west to east.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Højdevangskirken . danmarks-kirker . January 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Paul Staffeldt Matthiesen. Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. January 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: Højdevangskirken. Den Store Danske, Gyldendal . Preben Gøssing . January 1, 2020.