St. George’s Church

St. George's Church used to be a Catholic church in , the capital of . The church building now houses the and is situated at the address 10/12 Skārņu Street.
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: church building in Central District, Latvia
  • Also known as: “St. George’s Church, Riga”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter’s Church and Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.

Church
Photo: Shawn M. Kent, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of , dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia.

Museum
Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latvian is an arts museum in , . The museum was established on 1 January 1989 and opened to the public on 6 July 1989.

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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 200 metres southwest of St. George’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Locality
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

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is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

St. George’s Church

Latitude
56.94809° or 56° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
24.1096° or 24° 6′ 35″ east
Open location code
9G86W4X5+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 633987924
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3409330
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“St. George’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sant Jordi”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk (Riga)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جورج”
  • Estonian: “Riia Püha Jüri kirik”
  • French: “Église Saint-Georges”
  • German: “Sankt-Georgs-Kirche”
  • Hungarian: “Szent György-templom”
  • Japanese: “聖ゲオルギ教会”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Jura baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Sv. Jura baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Jura baznīca”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Ѓорѓи”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Jorge”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge”

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