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St. John’s Church

St. John's 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 24 Skārņu Street.
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  • Email: janabaznica@gmail.com
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Lutheran church in Riga
  • Also known as: “st. John’s Church, Riga”, “St. John’s Church, Riga”, and “Svētā Jāņa baznīca”
  • Address: Skārņu iela 24, Rīga, LV-1050
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter’s Church and House of the Black Heads.

Church
Photo: Moralist, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of , dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 240 metres west of St. John’s Church.

Museum
Photo: Jānis U., Public domain.
The Latvian is an arts museum in , . The museum was established on 1 January 1989 and opened to the public on 6 July 1989.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

Photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0.
Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Locality
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the eastern edge of the of capital .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

St. John’s Church

Latitude
56.94763° or 56° 56′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.11062° or 24° 6′ 38″ east
Open location code
9G86W4X6+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161848431
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2568547
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“St. John’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква Св. Яна”
  • Catalan: “església Luterana de Sant Joan”
  • Catalan: “Església Luterana de Sant Joan”
  • Chinese: “聖約翰教堂 (里加)”
  • Chinese: “聖約翰教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا (لاتفيا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا”
  • Estonian: “Riia Jaani kirik”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean de Riga”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean de Riga”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean”
  • German: “Johanniskirche in Riga”
  • German: “st.-Johannis-Kirche (Riga)”
  • German: “St.-Johannis-Kirche”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-templom (Riga)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-templom”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Sv. Jāņa evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Jāņa baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Jāņa evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Jono bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Протестантска црква Свети Јован (Рига)”
  • Macedonian: “Протестантска црква Свети Јован”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت جان، ریگا”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت جان”
  • Polish: “Kościół pw. Świętego Jana”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana w Rydze”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętego Jana w Rydze”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иоанна (Рига)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иоанна”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Івана (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Івана”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Яна”

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