Bishop’s Castle Graveyard
Bishop’s Castle Graveyard is a cemetery in Kaarina, Turku, Finland Proper. Bishop’s Castle Graveyard is situated nearby to the peak Kappelinmäki, as well as near the museum Kuusiston kartano.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuusisto castle and Pukkila Manor museum.
Kuusisto castle
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. The castle was probably built in the early 14th century, although the site seems to have been a bishop's residence by the 1290s. Kuusisto castle is situated 460 metres east of Bishop’s Castle Graveyard.
Pukkila Manor museum
Museum
Photo: AB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pukkila Manor museum is situated 2½ km north of Bishop’s Castle Graveyard.
Piikkiö railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Piikkiön rautatieasema is a railway station in the municipality of Kaarina, Piikkiö, near Turku, Finland. It was opened in 1889. The station building, designed by a Finnish architect Bruno Granholm was built in 1888 and later expanded in 1922. Piikkiö railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Bishop’s Castle Graveyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piikkiö and Littoinen.
Piikkiö
Piikkiö, is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region.
Littoinen
Town
Littoinen is a village in south-western Finland, centred on Lake Littoinen. The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. Littoinen is situated 6 km northwest of Bishop’s Castle Graveyard.
Vaala
Suburb
Vaala is a district in the Itäharju-Varissuo ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the east of the city centre, and consists mainly of a strip of low-density residential area between the more densely built suburbs of Varissuo and Lauste. Vaala is situated 7 km northwest of Bishop’s Castle Graveyard.
Bishop’s Castle Graveyard
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Kaarina, Turku, Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.4077° or 60° 24′ 28″ northLongitude
22.46655° or 22° 27′ 60″ eastOpen location code
9GG4CF58+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 627377620OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Bishop’s Castle Graveyard” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Piispanlinnan hautausmaa”
- Swedish: “Biskopsborgens begravningsplats”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kappelinmäki and Kuusiston kartano.
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