St. Nicholas Church, Kotka

The St. Nicholas Church is the main church of the Kotka Orthodox Church in Kotka, Finland, 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: “Kotkan ortodoksinen kirkko”, “Pyhan Nikolaoksen Kirkko”, “Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka”, and “Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Kotka)”
Address: Kotka

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kotka City Hall and Sibelius Park.

Kotka City Hall

Town hall

Kotka City Hall

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Kotka City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 250 metres north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Sibelius Park

Park

Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kotka Port railway station

Railway station

Kotka Port railway station

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The Kotka Port railway station is located in the town… Kotka Port railway station is situated 570 metres northwest of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jumalniemi and Karhula.

Jumalniemi

Suburb

Photo: Kymi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jumalniemi is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Karhula

Suburb

Photo: Teme, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kotka is the southeasternmost major city in Finland… Karhula is situated 6 km north of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

Kyminlinna

Suburb

Photo: Kymi, CC BY 3.0.

Kyminlinna is a suburb, which is situated 6 km northwest of St. Nicholas Church, Kotka.

St. Nicholas Church, Kotka

Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Kotka, Kotka-Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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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

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“St. Nicholas Church, Kotka” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kantasatama and Katariina.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tapion tyyny and Papinkatu (Virtuaali).

Kymenlaakso: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kouvola and Hamina.

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