Viljandi St. Johan`s Church
Viljandi St. Johan`s Church is a church in Viljandi, South Estonia which is located on Pikk. Viljandi St. Johan`s Church is situated nearby to the house Villa Gabler, as well as near the museum Kondas centre of naive art.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Estonia
- Also known as: “Saksa Kirik Fellin” and “Viljandi St. John’s Church”
- Address: Pikk 6, Viljandi, 71003
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viljandi Castle and Viljandi Old Water Tower.
Viljandi Castle
Photo: Otoomet, Public domain.
Viljandi Castle is 13th Century castle in a Viljandi, Estonia. It was built by the Livonian Order, and construction started in 1224 in place of a former hillfort, which was one of the strongest castles in Livonia. Viljandi Castle is situated 340 metres south of Viljandi St. Johan`s Church.
Viljandi Old Water Tower
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viljandi Old Water Tower is situated 260 metres east of Viljandi St. Johan`s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viiratsi and Jämejala.
Viiratsi
Village
Photo: Jeremiit, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Viiratsi is a small borough in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,332. The Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army Johan Laidoner was born in Raja farmstead near Viiratsi, site now located in nearby Vardja village. Viiratsi is situated 3 km east of Viljandi St. Johan`s Church.
Jämejala
Hamlet
Jämejala is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It has a population of 199. It was a part of Pärsti Parish until 2013. Jämejala is situated 3 km north of Viljandi St. Johan`s Church.
Viljandi St. Johan`s Church
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
- Location: Viljandi, Viljandi County, South Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.36199° or 58° 21′ 43″ northLongitude
25.59652° or 25° 35′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9GC79H6W+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 25845978OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q14956411
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Võro—“Viljandi St. Johan`s Church” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Viljandi Jaani kirik”
- Finnish: “Viljandin Johanneksen kirkko”
- German: “Johanniskirche in Viljandi”
- Russian: “Церковь Св. Иоанна в Вильянди”
- Swedish: “Johanneskyrkan i Viljandi”
- Võro: “Viländi Jaani kerik”
- “Viländi Jaani kerik”
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Highlights include Kondas centre of naive art and Tegelaste tuba.
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