Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio
St. Nicholas Cathedral is the main church of the Kuopio Orthodox Parish in Väinölänniemi, Kuopio, Finland, and also the seat of the Orthodox Diocese of Karelia.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: Eastern Orthodox church in Kuopio, Finland
- Also known as: “Kuopio Orthodox Cathedral”, “Kuopio Orthodox Church”, “Pyhan Nikolaoksen Katedraali”, “Pyhän Nikolaoksen katedraali”, “Saint Nicholas Cathedral (Kuopio)”, “Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Kuopio”, and “St. Nicholas‘ Cathedral”
- Address: Sepänkatu 7, Kuopio, 70100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include J. V. Snellman home museum and Snellman Park.
J. V. Snellman home museum
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
J. V. Snellman home museum is situated 300 metres north of Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio.
Snellman Park
Park
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Snellman Park is the oldest park in the city of Kuopio, Finland, located at the Vahtivuori district in the city center between the Kauppakatu and Minna Canthin katu streets, in the adjacent block of Kuopio Cathedral. Snellman Park is situated 400 metres northwest of Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio.
Kuopio Cathedral
Church
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuopio Cathedral is a stone Neoclassical-style Evangelical Lutheran church in Kuopio, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Kuopio. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1815. Kuopio Cathedral is situated 470 metres northwest of Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Väinölänniemi and Kuopionlahti.
Väinölänniemi
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Väinölänniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is more commonly known for the Väinölänniemi Peninsula, located in this district and surrounded by Kallavesi, with its beaches, sports fields and park areas.
Port of Kuopio
Suburb
Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Port of Kuopio is an inland harbour in the city of Kuopio, Finland, on the shore of Lake Kallavesi. The passenger harbour of the port is located in the Vahtivuori district on the Maljalahti bay.
Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox cathedral, Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kuopio, Kuopio, North Savonia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.88826° or 62° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
27.69037° or 27° 41′ 25″ eastElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Inception
January 3rd, 1904Open location code
9GJ9VMQR+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 89986308OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxGeoNames ID
13173013Wikidata ID
Q541202
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskathedraal (Kuopio)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskathedraal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس نيكولاس فى كوبيو”
- Estonian: “Kuopio Püha Nikolause katedraal”
- Finnish: “Kuopion ortodoksinen katedraali”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen katedraali”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen Katedraali”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Nicholas”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Kuopio”
- German: “St.-Nikolaus-Kathedrale”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Nicola”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Nicola”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت نیکلاس، کوئوپیو”
- Polish: “Sobór św. Mikołaja w Kuopio”
- Russian: “Никольский собор”
- Swedish: “Helige Nikolaus katedral”
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