Sofia Church ( sv, Sofia kyrka), named after the Swedish queen
Sophia of Nassau, is one of the major churches in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. It was designed during an architectural contest in 1899 and was inaugurated in 1906.
It is located in the eastern part of the island of
Södermalm, standing on the north east peak of the
Vita Bergen park. Sofia church belongs to Sofia parish of the
Church of Sweden.
See also
*
List of churches in Stockholm
References
Churches in Stockholm
20th-century Church of Sweden church buildings
Churches completed in 1906
Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
1906 establishments in Sweden
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