Kakskerta
Kakskerta is an island in the Archipelago Sea, south of the city of Turku, Finland. It is a former municipality and a current district of Turku. Like other islands in the Archipelago Sea, it has many summer residences.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: former municipality, now city district in Turku, Finland
- Also known as: “Kaxkerta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kakskerta Church.
Kakskerta Church
Church
Photo: Dilaudid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kakskerta Church is located in Turku, Finland on the island Kakskerta. The seaside church is one of the three churches in the Turku Martin parish. According to legend, the local fishermen got a surprise from the sea with a huge catch of delicious fish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haarla and Friskala.
Haarla
Suburb
The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals. Haarla is situated 3½ km north of Kakskerta.
Friskala
Suburb
Friskala is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the southeastern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coast. The district also includes the small island of Iso-Vihtilä. Friskala is situated 4 km north of Kakskerta.
Oriniemi
Suburb
Oriniemi is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The district also includes the island of Nepo between Hirvensalo and Satava. Oriniemi is situated 4½ km northwest of Kakskerta.
Kakskerta
- Categories: former municipality of Finland, municipality of Finland, district of Turku, and landform
- Location: Turku, Turku, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kakskerta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاكسكرتا”
- Catalan: “Kakskerta”
- Cebuano: “Kakskerta”
- Chinese: “卡克斯凱爾塔”
- Danish: “Kakskerta”
- Dutch: “Kakskerta”
- Finnish: “Kakskerta”
- French: “Kakskerta”
- German: “Kakskerta”
- Inari Sami: “Kakskerta”
- Irish: “Kakskerta”
- Italian: “Kakskerta”
- Komi-Permyak: “Какскерта”
- Northern Sami: “Kakskerta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kakskerta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kakskerta”
- Norwegian: “Kakskerta”
- Russian: “Какскерта”
- Skolt Sami: “Kakskerta”
- Spanish: “Kakskerta”
- Swedish: “Brinkhall”
- Swedish: “Kakskerta”
- Swedish: “Kulho klint”
- Turkish: “Kakskerta”
- Ukrainian: “Какскерта”
- “Kakskerta”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kakskerta”. Photo: Dilaudid, CC BY-SA 3.0.