Varkaus Central Church

Varkaus Central Church is a church in Varkaus, North Savonia, which is located on Savontie. Varkaus Central Church is situated near the community center Pääkirkon seurakuntasali, as well as near Hannun sali.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
Description: church building in Varkaus, Finland
Also known as: “Varkaus Church” and “Varkaus Main Church”
Address: Savontie 1, Varkaus, 78300

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aalto Health and Social Services Centre and Varkaus railway station.

Aalto Health and Social Services Centre

Hospital

Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aalto Health and Social Services Centre is a hospital, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Varkaus Central Church.

Varkaus railway station

Railway station

Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Varkaus railway station is located in the town of Varkaus, Finland, in the region of North Savo. The distance from the Helsinki Central railway station is 424.7 kilometres, via the Pieksämäki and Kouvola stations. Varkaus railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Varkaus Central Church.

The Mechanical Music Museum

Museum

Photo: Paju, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mechanical Music Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Varkaus Central Church.

Varkaus Central Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Varkaus, Varkaus, North Savonia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.32037° or 62° 19′ 13″ north

Longitude

27.90661° or 27° 54′ 24″ east

Established

1939

Operator

Varkauden seurakunta

Open location code

9GJ98WC4+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 547534671

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=evangelical_lutheran

Wikidata ID

Q11900521

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Varkaus Central Church” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Varkauden kirkko”
Finnish: “Varkauden pääkirkko”
French: “église principale de Varkaus”
French: “Église principale de Varkaus”
German: “Hauptkirche von Varkaus”
Swedish: “Varkaus kyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pääkirkon seurakuntasali and Hannun sali.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Savontie 1 and Keski-Savon Vesi Oy.

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