Onkinen

Onkinen is an islet in Lohja, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Onkinen is situated nearby to the suburb Paloniemi, as well as near the locality Rajaportti.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St. Lawrence and Lohja Main Library.

Church of St. Lawrence

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Church of St. Lawrence is a church in Lohja, Finland. It is the third largest medieval parish church in Finland. The murals from the early 16th century make it one of the most valuable medieval buildings in Finland. Church of St. Lawrence is situated 3½ km east of Onkinen.

Lohja Main Library

Library

Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lohja Main Library is situated 3½ km east of Onkinen.

Lohja Museum

Museum

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Lohja Museum is a local history museum in Lohja, Finland. The museum is housed in an old vicarage near the medieval St. Lawrence's Church. It was founded in 1911 and boasts a collection of around 25,000 items and tens of thousands of photos. Lohja Museum is situated 3½ km east of Onkinen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virkkala.

Virkkala

Town

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Virkkala is a district of Lohja, Finland, located about 8 kilometers southwest of the center of Lohja along Hanko Highway. Lake Lohja is located right next to Virkkala on its western side. Virkkala is situated 7 km south of Onkinen.

Onkinen

Type: Islet
Description: island in Finland
Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
Location: Lohja, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.26274° or 60° 15′ 46″ north

Longitude

24.00626° or 24° 0′ 23″ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

9GG67274+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27683771

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

10059250

Wikidata ID

Q24384109

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Onkinen” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Онкинен”
Cebuano: “Onkinen”
Finnish: “Onkinen”
Swedish: “Onkinen”
Turkish: “Onkinen”

Localities in the Area

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