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Dormition Cathedral

Dormition Cathedral, formally known as The Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady or simply Uspenski Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Tartu, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Dormition Cathedral, Tartu” and “EAÕK Tartu Jumalaema Uinumise (Uspenski) katedraal”
  • Address: Magasini 1a, Tartu, 51005
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. John’s Church and Town Hall.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
St. John's Church, Tartu is a Brick Gothic Lutheran church, one of the landmarks of the city of , . It is dedicated to John the Baptist. is situated 130 metres west of Dormition Cathedral.

Town hall
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Tartu is the seat of the city government of , . It is located on square, in the city centre. is situated 290 metres south of Dormition Cathedral.

Garden
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, is a botanical garden in , . It belongs to the University of Tartu. The Garden was established in 1803, belonging to the Imperial University of Dorpat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karlova and Külitse.

Quarter
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood of , . It has a population of 8,856 and an area of 2.30 km2.

Village
is a small borough in , , in southern . It is located about 6 km southwest of the city of by the Tartu–– railway and the European route E264. is situated 10 km southwest of Dormition Cathedral.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a village in , in eastern . is situated 10 km southeast of Dormition Cathedral.

Dormition Cathedral

Latitude
58.38257° or 58° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
26.72235° or 26° 43′ 21″ east
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Operator
EAÕK
Open location code
9GC89PMC+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30233963
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q4478066
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Dormition Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վերափոխման տաճար (Տարտու)”
  • Armenian: “Վերափոխման տաճար”
  • Belarusian: “Успенскі сабор (Тарту)”
  • Belarusian: “Успенскі сабор”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Jumalaema Uinumise katedraalkirik”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Jumalaema Uinumise peakirik”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Jumalasünnitaja uinumise kirik”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Uspenski katedraal”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Uspenski kirik”
  • Estonian: “Tartu Uspenski õigeusu kirik”
  • Estonian: “Uspenski kirik”
  • French: “cathédrale de l’Assomption de Notre-Dame de Tartu”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Assomption de Notre-Dame de Tartu”
  • Italian: “cattedrale della Dormizione della Madre di Dio”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale della Dormizione della Madre di Dio”
  • Polish: “Sobór Zaśnięcia Matki Bożej w Tartu”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului din Tartu”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Adormirii Maicii Domnului din Tartu”
  • Russian: “Успенский собор”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dormition Cathedral”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.