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St. Nicholas Church, Kotka

The St. Nicholas Church is the main church of the Kotka Orthodox Church in , , surrounded by the Isopuisto park The church was built between 1799 and 1801 according to the drawings of architect Jakov Perrin.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Eastern Orthodox church in Kotka, Finland
  • Also known as: “Pyhan Nikolaoksen Kirkko”, “Pyhän Nikolaoksen kirkko”, “S:t Nikolaus kyrka”, and “Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka”
  • Address: Kotka

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sibelius Park and Kotka City Hall.

Park
Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Town hall
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
is a town hall, which is situated 250 metres north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Photo: Bergfalke2, Public domain.
is a steam-powered icebreaker preserved in the Maritime Museum of Finland in . Built in 1907 by Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd in , United Kingdom, she was the third state-owned icebreaker of Finland and the last Finnish steam-powered icebreaker to remain in service. is situated 1 km north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jumalniemi and Karhula.

Suburb
Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Suburb
Photo: Teme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kotka is the southeasternmost major city in Finland, an important port at the mouth of the Kymi river. It is part of the region. The port town heritage and associated folklore is central for its identity. is situated 6 km north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Suburb
Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 6 km north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

St. Nicholas Church, Kotka

Latitude
60.46529° or 60° 27′ 55″ north
Longitude
26.9477° or 26° 56′ 52″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9GG8FW8X+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87415760
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12639276
Wiki­data ID
Q3387467
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“St. Nicholas Church, Kotka” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Kotka)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • Finnish: “Kotkan ortodoksinen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen Kirkko”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas de Kotka”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas de Kotka”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая”
  • Swedish: “S:t Nikolaus kyrka”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Nicholas Church, Kotka”. Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.