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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

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

Photo: Kalajoki, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

22.46655° or 22° 27′ 60″ east

Open location code

9GG4CF58+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 627377620

OpenStreetMap 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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