Kerimäki Church

The Kerimäki Church in , , is the largest wooden church in the world. However, it is not the tallest; Săpânța-Peri Monastery church in , at 78 metres, in , at 56 metres meters, and in , at 43.5 metres, are taller.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Savonlinna, Finland
  • Also known as: “Kerimaen Kirkko”
  • Address: Hälväntie 1, Kerimäki, 58200

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerimäki.

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is a rural former municipality, now part of . The namesake parish village lies by the lake Puruvesi. is best known for the world's largest wooden church.

Kerimäki Church

Latitude
61.91263° or 61° 54′ 46″ north
Longitude
29.28525° or 29° 17′ 7″ east
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
9GHFW77P+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103537247
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
12743611
Wiki­data ID
Q4117012
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Kerimäki Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة كيريماكي”
  • Chinese: “凯里迈基教堂”
  • Chinese: “凱里邁基教堂”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Kerimaki”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Kerimäki”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كيريماكى”
  • Esperanto: “kirko de Kerimäki”
  • Esperanto: “Kirko de Kerimäki”
  • Finnish: “Kerimäen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Kerimäen Kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Kerimäen puukirkko”
  • French: “église de Kerimäki”
  • French: “Église de Kerimäki”
  • German: “Kirche von Kerimäki”
  • Russian: “Церковь в Керимяки”
  • Russian: “Церковь керимяки”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev Kerimäki”
  • Swedish: “Kerimäki kyrka”

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