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St. Nicholas Church

St. Nicholas Church is a medieval church building in , . It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron of the fishermen and sailors. Originally built as a Catholic church in the 13th century, it turned Lutheran during the Protestant Reformation in 1520s.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Email: niguliste@ekm.ee
  • Type: Museum
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Niguliste muuseum”, “St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn”, and “St. Nicholas‘ Church”
  • Address: Niguliste 3, Tallinn, 10130
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Freedom Square.

Church
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The of Tallinn is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central , . It was built in 1894–1900, when the country was part of the former Russian Empire. is situated 200 metres west of St. Nicholas Church.

Square
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is a plaza on the southern end of the Old Town in , , where state functions and various concerts take place. It is bounded on the east by , on the south by Kaarli Boulevard and an underground shopping center, and on the west by a commemorating the Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920. is situated 250 metres south of St. Nicholas Church.

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is a prominent neo-classical building located on , . It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia. is situated 310 metres northwest of St. Nicholas Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kesklinn and Maakri.

Suburb
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is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of . It is situated on the and bordered to the northwest by the district of , to the west by , to the southwest by , to the east by and , and to the south by , beyond .

Quarter
is a subdistrict in the district of , , the capital of . It has a population of 1,099. In the last decade has developed into the main business centre of Tallinn.

St. Nicholas Church

Latitude
59.4359° or 59° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
24.74279° or 24° 44′ 34″ east
Height
-0.86 metres (-2.8 feet)
Open location code
9GF6CPPV+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26889447
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q613788
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“St. Nicholas Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Նիկողայոս եկեղեցի (Տալլին)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Նիկողայոս եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Nikolay kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Свята-Мікалаеўская царква”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Св. Мікалая (Нігулістэ)”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Мікалая”
  • Belarusian: “Царква сьвятога Мікалая”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Мікалая”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Никола”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Николай”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉博物馆”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉教堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Mikuláše”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Ruutli tanav)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس نيكولاس”
  • Estonian: “Niguliste kirik”
  • Estonian: “Tallinna Niguliste kirik”
  • Finnish: “Nigulisten kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen kirkko”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas de Tallinn”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de San Nicolao de Talín”
  • Georgian: “ტალინის წმინდა ნიკოლოზის ეკლესია”
  • German: “Nikolaikirche in Reval”
  • German: “Nikolaikirche”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Νικολάου”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Nikolas, Tallinn”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Nikolaus, Tallinn”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Nicola”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Nicola”
  • Japanese: “ニグリステ教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ニコラス教会”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Gereja St. Nicholas, Tallinn”
  • Kazakh: “Әулие Николай шіркеуі (Таллин)”
  • Kazakh: “Әулие Николай шіркеуі”
  • Korean: “성 니콜라오스 교회”
  • Latvian: “Tallinas Nikolaja baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Mikalojaus bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Никола”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nikolaikirken”
  • Norwegian: “Nikolaikirken”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت نیکولا، تالین”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت نیکولاس، تالین”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Mikołaja w Tallinnie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Nicolau”
  • Russian: “Церковь Нигулисте”
  • Russian: “Церковь св. Николая”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Nicolás (Tallin)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás”
  • Swedish: “Nikolaikyrkan, Tallinn”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์นักบุญนิโคลัส (ทาลลินน์)”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์นักบุญนิโคลัส”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Nicholas Kilisesi (Tallinn)”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Nicholas Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Нігулісте”

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