Tuira Church

The Tuira Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in , . The church building has been designed by architect Harald Andersin and it was inaugurated as a chapel of Oulu parish in 1916.
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Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Oulu, Finland
  • Also known as: “Tuiran seurakuntakeskus”
  • Address: Myllytie 5, Oulu, 90500
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tuira Library and Tuirakas.

Library
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is situated 130 metres west of Tuira Church.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 150 metres north of Tuira Church.

Power station
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is a hydroelectric power station and a dam in the district in , . The plant is owned by the Oulun Energia municipal enterprise of the city of Oulu. is situated 240 metres southwest of Tuira Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuira and Koskikeskus.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , Finland. It is located north of city centre across the . After the first bridges over Oulujoki connecting with Oulu were built in 1869, population growth of accelerated and was annexed by city of Oulu from the neighbouring rural municipality in 1886.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the area in the city of , . The neighbourhood is located in the estuary of the river . The Tuira Bridges in connect the and neighbourhoods.

Suburb
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is a district of the city centre area of , . was mostly industrial area, which was rezoned mostly for residential use in 1984.

Tuira Church

Latitude
65.02442° or 65° 1′ 28″ north
Longitude
25.47704° or 25° 28′ 37″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Inception
1916
Open location code
9GQ72FFG+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88477135
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­evangelical_lutheran
Geo­Names ID
13325408
Wiki­data ID
Q13476444
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Tuira Church” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الطويرا”
  • Finnish: “Tuiran kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Tuiran Kirkko”
  • French: “église de Tuira”
  • French: “Église de Tuira”

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