Saint Michael’s Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is the oldest Orthodox church in and the entire Black Sea Oblast of the former Russian Empire. Its construction was decreed by Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia with a view to commemorating the victorious conclusion of the prolonged Caucasian War in 1864.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Sochi, Russia
  • Also known as: “Saint Michael’s Cathedral, Sochi”
  • Address: улица Москвина 12, Сочи

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sochi and Sochi Arboretum (lower part).

Railway station
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railway station is the largest of the four railway stations in , Russia, and one of the largest railway stations in . It is part of North Caucasus Railway and located in the of . is situated 1½ km north of Saint Michael’s Cathedral.

Park
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The Sochi Arboretum is a unique collection of subtropical flora and fauna. It is a monument of landscape architecture located in the Khosta district of the city of , Krasnodar Krai, in Russia. is situated 2 km southeast of Saint Michael’s Cathedral.

Power station
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Sochi Thermal Power Plant is a power station in , . It is part of the infrastructure constructed or improved for the 2014 Winter Olympics which was held in Sochi. is situated 3 km northeast of Saint Michael’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sochi and Tsentralniy Region.

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is one of the southernmost places of and the second-largest city of Krasnodar Krai, with a population of 425,000. It's along the Black Sea coast, about 1600 km south of .

Suburb
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Tsentralny city district is one of four city districts of the city of in , . Sometimes referred to as "Sochi proper", it borders in the west and Khostinsky city district in the north and in the east.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km north of Saint Michael’s Cathedral.

Saint Michael’s Cathedral

Latitude
43.5795° or 43° 34′ 46″ north
Longitude
39.72231° or 39° 43′ 20″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q4425938
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Saint Michael’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “katedrála svatého Michaela archanděla”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Michaela archanděla”
  • Dutch: “Aartsengel Michaelkathedraal (Sotsji)”
  • Dutch: “Aartsengel Michaëlkathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس مايكل”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Michel-Archange de Sotchi”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Michel-Archange de Sotchi”
  • Georgian: “სოჭის მიქაელ მთავარანგელოზის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Erzengel-Michael-Kathedrale”
  • Russian: “Михайло-Архангельский собор (Сочи)”
  • Russian: “Собор Михаила Архангела”
  • Russian: “Собор Михаила-Архангела (Сочи)”
  • Russian: “Собор Михаила-Архангела”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Miguel”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Михаїла Архангела”

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