Kiviristi
Kiviristi is a memorial in Lapua, Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia. Kiviristi is situated nearby to the park Itsenäisyydenpuisto, as well as near Miianpuisto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Finnish War memorial in Lapua, Finland
- Also known as: “Suomen sodan ensimmäinen muistomerkki, Kiviristi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lapua railway station and Lapua Cathedral.
Lapua railway station
Railway station
Photo: Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lapua railway station is located in the central urban area of the town of Lapua, Finland. It is located along the Seinäjoki–Oulu railway, and its neighboring stations are Kauhava in the north and Seinäjoki in the south. Lapua railway station is situated 530 metres southeast of Kiviristi.
Lapua Cathedral
Church
Photo: Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lapua Cathedral is a church in Lapua, Finland, 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. Lapua Cathedral is situated 1 km south of Kiviristi.
Lapua Cartridge Factory
Museum
Lapua Cartridge Factory, since 1998 operating as Nammo Lapua Oy is a Finnish firearms ammunition manufacturer based in its eponymic town of Lapua. It is currently wholly owned by its parent company Nammo. Lapua Cartridge Factory is situated 1 km southeast of Kiviristi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiviristi.
Kiviristi
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Lapua, Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.97544° or 62° 58′ 32″ northLongitude
23.00851° or 23° 0′ 31″ eastInception
July 14th, 1864Open location code
9GJ5X2G5+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 8435277438OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q113543070
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In Other Languages
“Kiviristi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Kiviristi”
- Finnish: “Suomen sodan ensimmäinen muistomerkki”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kiviristinpuisto and Itsenäisyydenpuisto.
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