Alexander Church

The Alexander Church is a stone church in , , and it is part of the Tampere Cathedral Parish. It is located in the district in the city center of Tampere, on the edge of the park along the Pirkankatu street.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday noon—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Tampere, Finland
  • Also known as: “Aleksanteri Church” and “Aleksanterin kirkko”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tampere Main Library Metso and Pyynikin kirkkopuisto.

Library
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Tampere Central Library is the main municipal library in , . It is also known as Metso, due to its resemblance to the bird, when viewed from above. The library is located along the boulevard in the city centre. is situated 130 metres northeast of Alexander Church.

Park
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is a park.

Museum
Photo: Methem, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaakinmaa and Nalkala.

Suburb
is a district in , , located in the city center. It includes the area south of Pyynikki Church Park between the park and the Mariankatu street.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of , , covering the southern part of the city center from Hämeenkatu to the market square.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Alexander Church

Latitude
61.49714° or 61° 29′ 50″ north
Longitude
23.7492° or 23° 44′ 57″ east
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Inception
1881
Height
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
9GH5FPWX+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92480927
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12819342
Wiki­data ID
Q1569430
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Swedish—“Alexander Church” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: “Tampere Aleksandri kirik”
  • Finnish: “Aleksanterin kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Aleksanterinkirkko”
  • French: “église Alexandre de Tampere”
  • French: “Église Alexandre de Tampere”
  • French: “Église Alexandre”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de Alexandre de Tampere”
  • German: “Alexanderkirche”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aleksanderskirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aleksanterin kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alexanderskyrkan”
  • Norwegian: “Aleksanderskirken”
  • Russian: “Церковь Алексантери”
  • Swedish: “Aleksanterin kirkko”
  • Swedish: “Alexanderskyrkan”

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