Catholic Belltower
The Catholic Belltower is a historic tower at the Catholic Mission in Kolonia, on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The belltower and adjoining masonry apse are all that remain of a church built in 1909 by German and Spanish Capuchin missionaries, when Ponape and the other Caroline Islands were administered as part of German New Guinea.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet)
- Also known as“Cathedral of Ponape - Preserved Belltower”“Catholic Belltoer - US National Register of Historic Places”“German Bell Tower”“German Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pohnpei International Airport.
Pohnpei International Airport
Aerodrome
Pohnpei International Airport is an airport serving Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palikir.
Catholic Belltower
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Latitude
6.96841° or 6° 58′ 6″ north
Longitude
158.21144° or 158° 12′ 41″ east
Open location code
6RRWX696+9H
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Spanish—“Catholic Belltower” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Menara Lonceng Katolik”
- Russian: “Католическая колокольня (Колониа)”
- Russian: “Католическая колокольня”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Campanario de Ponape”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Campanario”
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