Veteraanikivi
Veteraanikivi is a memorial in Finland Proper, West Coast. Veteraanikivi is situated nearby to the playground Koroistenpuisto, as well as near the community center Piikkiön seurakuntakeskus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piikkiö Church and Piikkiö railway station.
Piikkiö Church
Church
Photo: Cryonic07, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piikkiö Church is situated 190 metres west of Veteraanikivi.
Piikkiö railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Piikkiön rautatieasema is a railway station in the municipality of Kaarina, Piikkiö, near Turku, Finland. It was opened in 1889. The station building, designed by a Finnish architect Bruno Granholm was built in 1888 and later expanded in 1922. Piikkiö railway station is situated 460 metres southwest of Veteraanikivi.
Kuusisto castle
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century, although the site seems to have been a bishop's residence by the 1290s. Kuusisto castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Veteraanikivi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piikkiö and Littoinen.
Piikkiö
Littoinen
Town
Photo: Kalajoki, Public domain.
Littoinen is a village in south-western Finland, centred on Lake Littoinen. The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. Littoinen is situated 7 km west of Veteraanikivi.
Kaarina
Photo: Makele-90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaarina is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately 37,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 356,000.
Veteraanikivi
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Kiitokseksi piikkiöläisille jotka puolustivat maamme vapautta 1939–1945”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.42581° or 60° 25′ 33″ northLongitude
22.52236° or 22° 31′ 21″ eastInception
December 6th, 1992Open location code
9GG4CGGC+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 14172985747OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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