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Lohja

Church of St. Lawrence

The Church of St. Lawrence is a church in , Finland. It is the third largest medieval parish church in Finland. The murals from early 16th century make it one of the most valuable medieval buildings in Finland.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
  • Description: Medieval church in Finland
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Lawrence, Lohja”, “Lohja Church”, “Pyhan Laurin Kirkko”, “Saint Lawrence Church”, and “Saint Lawrence Church in Lohja”
  • Address: Kirkkokatu 1, Lohja, 08100
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lohja Main Library and Lohja Museum.

Library
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 130 metres southwest of Church of St. Lawrence.

Museum
Photo: Abc10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a local history museum in , . 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. is situated 370 metres northeast of Church of St. Lawrence.

Building
Photo: Abc10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building, which is situated 150 metres west of Church of St. Lawrence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virkkala.

Town
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is a district of , , located about 8 kilometers southwest of the center of Lohja along Hanko Highway. Lake Lohja is located right next to on its western side. is situated 7 km southwest of Church of St. Lawrence.

Church of St. Lawrence

Latitude
60.25316° or 60° 15′ 11″ north
Longitude
24.06785° or 24° 4′ 4″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Inception
~1490
Open location code
9GG67339+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 198099714
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­evangelical_lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
12667993
Wiki­data ID
Q10661396
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Church of St. Lawrence” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Laurendi eliza”
  • Chinese: “洛赫亚圣劳伦斯教堂”
  • Chinese: “洛赫亚圣劳里教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Laurentiuskerk (Lohja)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Laurentiuskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس لورانس”
  • Finnish: “Lohjan kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Lohjan Kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Lohjan Pyhän Laurin kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Laurin kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Laurin Kirkko”
  • French: “église Saint-Laurent”
  • French: “Église Saint-Laurent”
  • German: “Kirche von Lohja”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Lőrinc-templom”
  • Japanese: “聖ラウリ教会”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Glèisa de Sant Laurenç de Lohja”
  • Russian: “церковь св. Лаврентия”
  • Russian: “церковь святого Лаврентия в Лохье”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Лаврентия”
  • Swedish: “Lojo kyrka”
  • Swedish: “S:t Lars kyrka”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Lars kyrka, Lojo”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Lars kyrka”

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