St. John’s Church

St. John's Church, Tartu is a Brick Gothic Lutheran church, one of the landmarks of the city of , . It is dedicated to John the Baptist.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Tartu, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Jaani kirik”, “Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist, Tartu”, and “St. John’s Church, Tartu”
  • Address: Jaani 5, Tartu, 51007
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Town Hall and Dormition Cathedral.

Town hall
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Tartu is the seat of the city government of , . It is located on square, in the city centre. is situated 310 metres south of St. John’s Church.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, formally known as The Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady or simply Uspenski Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in , . is situated 130 metres east of St. John’s Church.

School
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is a secondary school in , with special emphasis on science education. Founded by Hugo Treffner, it was the only large secondary school in 19th-century Estonia with predominantly Estonian students and no age restrictions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karlova and Külitse.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , . It has a population of 8,856 and an area of 2.30 km2.

Village
is a small borough in , , in southern . It is located about 6 km southwest of the city of by the Tartu–– railway and the European route E264. is situated 10 km southwest of St. John’s Church.

St. John’s Church

Latitude
58.38266° or 58° 22′ 58″ north
Longitude
26.72015° or 26° 43′ 13″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Height
57 metres (187 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9GC89PMC+33
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30232915
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
6698548
Wiki­data ID
Q1698949
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“St. John’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs İohann kilsəsi (Tartu)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs İohann kilsəsi”
  • Basque: “San Joan eliza”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Яна (Тарту)”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Яна”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Яна (Тарту)”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Яна”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Joan (Tartu)”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Joan”
  • Chinese: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Chinese: “圣约翰教堂”
  • Chinese: “塔爾圖聖約翰教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Jana v Tartu”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Jana”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Sint-Jan”
  • Dutch: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Finnish: “Johanneksen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean de Tartu”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean de Tartu”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de San Xoán de Tartu”
  • Georgian: “ტარტუს წმინდა იოანეს ეკლესია”
  • German: “Johanneskirche (Tartu)”
  • German: “Johanniskirche”
  • German: “St. Johanniskirche zu Dorpat”
  • German: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Ιωάννη”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-templom (Tartu)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-templom”
  • Iban: “Gerija St. John, Tartu”
  • Latvian: “Tartu Jāņa baznīca”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јован (Тарту)”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јован”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Johanneskirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت جان، تارتو”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت جان”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana w Tartu”
  • Polish: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Russian: “Тартуская Яановская церковь”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Яна (Тарту)”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jána (Tartu)”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jána”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Janeza, Tartu”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan (Tartu)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes kyrka, Tartu”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes kyrka”
  • Swedish: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Tartu Jaani kirik”
  • Turkish: “Aziz John Kilisesi (Tartu)”
  • Turkish: “Aziz John Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Яна”

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