Karsikkokivi

Karsikkokivi is a locality in Savonlinna, South Savonia. Karsikkokivi is situated nearby to the locality Kaukalinna, as well as near Pappilanpelto.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kerimäki Church.

Kerimäki Church

Church

Photo: Jniemenmaa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kerimäki Church in Kerimäki, Finland, is the largest wooden church in the world. However, it is not the tallest; Săpânța-Peri Monastery church in Romania, at 78 metres, Ascension Cathedral in Kazakhstan, at 56 metres meters, and St. George's Cathedral in Guyana, at 43.5 metres, are taller. Kerimäki Church is situated 3 km southeast of Karsikkokivi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerimäki.

Kerimäki

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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

Karsikkokivi

Type: Locality
Location: Savonlinna, Savonlinna, South Savonia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.93773° or 61° 56′ 16″ north

Longitude

29.26218° or 29° 15′ 44″ east

Elevation

101 metres (331 feet)

Open location code

9GHFW7Q6+3V

GeoNames ID

12743896

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Karsikkokivi” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Karsikkokivi”
Russian: “Карсиккокиви”

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