Rantakylä Church

Rantakylä Church is a church in Joensuu, North Karelia which is located on Rantakylänkatu. Rantakylä Church is situated nearby to the islet Ilosaari.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: church building in Joensuu, Finland
Also known as: “Rantakylan Kirkko”
Address: Rantakylänkatu 2, Joensuu, 80160

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joensuu railway station and North Karelia Central Hospital.

Joensuu railway station

Railway station

Joensuu railway station

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Joensuu railway station is located in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. The station was opened in 1894. The station is served by passenger trains to Helsinki, Nurmes and Pieksämäki. Joensuu railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Rantakylä Church.

North Karelia Central Hospital

Hospital

North Karelia Central Hospital

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The North Karelia Central Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Joensuu in North Karelia, Finland. It was built in 1953, which makes it the oldest central hospital in the whole country. North Karelia Central Hospital is situated 3½ km southwest of Rantakylä Church.

Ilosaari

Islet

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Ilosaari is an islet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Rantakylä Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paihola.

Paihola

Village

Photo: Miikka Väänänen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Paihola is a village, which is situated 10 km northeast of Rantakylä Church.

Rantakylä Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Joensuu, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.61596° or 62° 36′ 58″ north

Longitude

29.81456° or 29° 48′ 52″ east

Elevation

82 metres (269 feet)

Inception

1981

Open location code

9GJFJR87+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to French—“Rantakylä Church” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Rantakylän kirkko”
Finnish: “Rantakylän Kirkko”
French: “église de Rantakylä”
French: “Église de Rantakylä”

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