Lapua Cathedral

Lapua Cathedral is a church in , , and the seat of the Diocese of Lapua. The neoclassical cathedral was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and built in 1827. The cathedral's pipe organ is the largest in Finland.
Tap on a place
to explore it
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral in Lapua, Finland
  • Address: Kosolankatu 3

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virranniemi and Lapua railway station.

Public building
is a public building.

Railway station
The is located in the central urban area of the town of , . It is located along the Seinäjoki–Oulu railway, and its neighboring stations are Kauhava in the north and in the south. is situated 650 metres northeast of Lapua Cathedral.

Museum
, since 1998 operating as Nammo Lapua Oy is a Finnish firearms ammunition manufacturer based in its eponymic town of . It is currently wholly owned by its parent company Nammo. is situated 670 metres east of Lapua Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiviristi.

Suburb
Photo: Htm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Lapua Cathedral

Latitude
62.96715° or 62° 58′ 2″ north
Longitude
23.00488° or 23° 0′ 18″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
9GJ5X283+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135581042
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
12945884
Wiki­data ID
Q771584
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Lapua Cathedral from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Lapua Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 拉普阿主教座堂
  • Dutch: Domkerk van Lapua
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاتدرائيه لابوا
  • Finnish: Lapuan tuomiokirkko
  • Finnish: Lapuan Tuomiokirkko
  • French: cathédrale de Lapua
  • French: Cathédrale de Lapua
  • German: Dom von Lapua
  • Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός της Λάπουα
  • Hungarian: lapuai székesegyház
  • Inari Sami: Lapua tuámukirkko
  • Italian: cattedrale di Lapua
  • Italian: Cattedrale di Lapua
  • Latvian: Lapua katedrāle
  • Northern Sami: Lapua duopmogirku
  • Persian: کلیسای جامع لاپوا
  • Polish: Katedra w Lapua
  • Russian: Кафедральный собор Лапуа
  • Skolt Sami: Lapua duõmmceerkav
  • Swedish: Lappo domkyrka

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ilkka and Keskusta.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Vapaussodan muistomerkki and Jääkäripatsas.

Southern Ostrobothnia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Seinäjoki, Alavus, Kauhajoki, and Alajärvi.

Curious Churches to Discover

Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lapua Cathedral”. Photo: Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.