Turku Orthodox Church

Turku Orthodox Church or the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra is the main church of the Turku Orthodox parish located at the northwest corner of the along the Yliopistonkatu street in , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: Eastern Orthodox church in Turku, Finland
  • Also known as: “Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra” and “Pyhan Marttyyrikeisarinna Aleksandran Kirkko”
  • Address: Yliopistonkatu 19, Turku, 20100
  • Roof shape: dome

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Market Square and Åbo Svenska Teater.

Square
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The is a city square in the city of , in . It is located in the city's , and is generally considered the city's central square.

Theater building
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is a Finland-Swedish theatre in the city of in and the oldest theatre in the country, founded in 1839. The building itself is also the oldest still functioning theatre house in Finland. is situated 170 metres south of Turku Orthodox Church.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 110 metres west of Turku Orthodox Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Puolalanmäki.

Suburb
The city of , is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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is a locality.

Turku Orthodox Church

Latitude
60.45229° or 60° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
22.26599° or 22° 15′ 58″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Levels
2
Open location code
9GG4F728+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26491333
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­dome
Geo­Names ID
12657758
Wiki­data ID
Q2601450
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Turku Orthodox Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圖爾庫東正教堂”
  • Dutch: “Aleksandrakerk”
  • Dutch: “Heilige martelaar keizerin Alexandra kerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه توركو الارثوذكسيه”
  • Finnish: “Keisarinna marttyyri Aleksandran kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän marttyyrikeisarinna Aleksandran kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Marttyyrikeisarinna Aleksandran kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Marttyyrikeisarinna Aleksandran Kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Turun ortodoksinen kirkko”
  • French: “église orthodoxe de Turku”
  • French: “Église orthodoxe de Turku”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Aleksandry w Turku”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Александры”
  • Swedish: “Åbo ortodoxa kyrka”
  • Swedish: “Heliga martyrkejsarinnan Aleksandras kyrka”

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