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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pohnpei International Airport.
Pohnpei International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Mike LaMonaca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pohnpei International Airport is an airport serving Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located on Deketik, an islet connected to Pohnpei Island by a causeway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palikir.
Palikir
Town
Palikir is the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia located in the western Pacific Ocean. A town of slightly under 5,000 residents, it is part of the larger Sokehs municipality, which had a population of 6,964 as of 2024, out of the nation's total population of 106,487. Palikir is situated 8 km southwest of Catholic Belltower.
Catholic Belltower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Ponape - Preserved Belltower”, “Catholic Belltoer - US National Register of Historic Places”, “German Bell Tower”, and “German Tower”
- Categories: bell tower, steeple, tower, and tourism
- Location: Kolonia, Pohnpei State, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
6.96841° or 6° 58′ 6″ northLongitude
158.21144° or 158° 12′ 41″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
6RRWX696+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 358689543OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4043120Wikidata ID
Q5053074
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Spanish—“Catholic Belltower” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Menara Lonceng Katolik”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Campanario de Ponape”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Campanario”
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