St Gertrude Old Church, Riga

St Gertrude Old Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 8 Ģertrūdes Street.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Rīgas Vecā Sv. Ģertrūdes Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca”, “St. Gertrude Old Church”, “Svētās Ģertrūdes baznīca”, “Vecā Ģertrūdes baznīca”, and “Церковь Старой Гертруды”
  • Address: Ģertrūdes iela 8, Rīga, LV-1010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: KGB Building ‘Corner House’ and Skonto Stadium.

Museum
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The Corner House is a historic building in the city center of , Latvia. It was known as the headquarters of the Soviet KGB in Latvia from 1940 to 1941 and from 1944 to 1991. is situated 160 metres east of St Gertrude Old Church, Riga.

Stadium
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is a football in , . The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total. It is the second largest stadium in Latvia, behind , also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates . is situated 500 metres northwest of St Gertrude Old Church, Riga.

Church
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is an Eastern Orthodox church in , the capital of . The church is situated at the address 56 Brīvības Street. is situated 210 metres south of St Gertrude Old Church, Riga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrs and Bastion Hill.

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is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Latgales apkaime, west of Lāčplēša iela.

Locality
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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

Suburb
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is a located in the center of , the capital of . Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the , bordering the , , , and neighborhoods.

St Gertrude Old Church, Riga

Latitude
56.95796° or 56° 57′ 29″ north
Longitude
24.12166° or 24° 7′ 18″ east
Established
1869
Levels
8
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9G86X45C+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129820711
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q2672165
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“St Gertrude Old Church, Riga” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Старая царква Гертруды”
  • Catalan: “església Vella de Santa Gertrudis”
  • Catalan: “Església Vella de Santa Gertrudis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جيرترود القديمه”
  • French: “église Sainte-Gertrude de Riga”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Gertrude de Riga”
  • German: “Alte Kirche der Heiligen Gertrud”
  • German: “St. Gertrud”
  • German: “St.-Gertrud-Kirche”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Vecā Svētās Ģertrūdes Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Vecā Svētās Ģertrūdes luterāņu baznīca”
  • Macedonian: “Старата црква Свети Гертруда”
  • Polish: “Stary kościół św. Gertrudy w Rydze”
  • Russian: “Старая церковь Гертруды”

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