St. George’s Parish Church
St. George's Parish Church in Piran is a Roman Catholic church located on the hill above Piran, a port town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Slovenian catholic church
- Also known as: “St. George”, “St. George, Piran parish church”, “St.George Church”, and “Sv. Jurij / San Giorgio”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tartini Square and Municipal House.
Tartini Square
Photo: Grega Pirc, CC BY 3.0.
Tartini Square is the largest and main town square in Piran, Slovenia. It was named after violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, of whom a monument was made in 1896. Tartini Square is situated 130 metres south of St. George’s Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pacug and Portorož.
Portorož
Photo: Grant Bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portorož is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts.
Strunjan
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strunjan is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Strunjan is situated 3½ km east of St. George’s Parish Church.
St. George’s Parish Church
- Categories: parish church, architectural heritage monument, tourist attraction, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Piran, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.52969° or 45° 31′ 47″ northLongitude
13.56831° or 13° 34′ 6″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8FQMGHH9+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 466419092OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“St. George’s Parish Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣乔治教堂”
- Chinese: “聖喬治教堂”
- French: “Saint-George”
- German: “Hl. Georg”
- German: “Pfarrkirche St. Georg”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giorgio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giorgio”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Jerzego w Piranie”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Jurija, Piran”
- Slovenian: “Zvonik svetega Jurija, Piran”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Jorge”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Георгія (Пиран)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Георгія”
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