Björnholmen
Björnholmen is a village in Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia. Björnholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Fårholmen, as well as near the village Rosasholmen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: city district in Jakobstad, Finland
- Also known as: “Bjoernholmen” and “Karhusaari”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jakobstad City Hall and Pietarsaaren Saalem-seurakunta.
Jakobstad City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jakobstad City Hall is a historic building in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was completed in 1875. The current look of the building dates from 1890. Jakobstad City Hall is situated 2½ km southwest of Björnholmen.
Pietarsaaren Saalem-seurakunta
Church
Photo: Weisself, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pietarsaaren Saalem-seurakunta is a church.
Jakobstad Church
Church
Photo: Asbjørn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jakobstad Church is a Lutheran church in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was constructed in 1731 by Johan Knubb. The church has been built on the same place, where the first church in Jakobstad was located before it was burned down by Russians in 1714.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larsmo and Bennäs.
Larsmo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larsmo is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Larsmo is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Larsmo is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 51,000.
Bennäs
Town
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bennäs is a village, urban area and railway station in the municipality of Pedersöre, Finland. It is the administrative center of the municipality, but the biggest urban area is Kållby. Bennäs is situated 10 km south of Björnholmen.
Björnholmen
- Categories: municipal district of Finland and locality
- Location: Jakobstad, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.68549° or 63° 41′ 8″ northLongitude
22.74877° or 22° 44′ 56″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9GM4MPPX+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 386908661OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Björnholmen” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Björnholmen”
- Finnish: “Karhunsaari”
- Finnish: “Karhusaari”
- German: “Björnholmen”
- German: “Karhusaari”
- Russian: “Бьёрнхолмен”
- Swedish: “Björnholmen”
- Swedish: “Karhusaari”
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