St Lawrence’s Church, Eckerö

St Lawrence's Church, located in Eckerö on the Åland Islands, is a medieval Lutheran stone church. The church represents a significant example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture in the Baltic region.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: church building in Kyrkoby, Eckerö, Åland Islands, Finland
Also known as: “Eckerö Church”, “Eckerö Kyrka St. Lars”, “Eckerön Pyhän Laurentiuksen kirkko”, “Pyhän Laurentiuksen kirkko”, “Pyhän Laurentiuksen kirkko (Eckerö)”, “Saint Lawrence Church”, “Saint Lawrence Church (Eckerö)”, “Sankt Lars kyrka”, “Sankt Lars kyrka (Eckerö)”, and “St Lawrence’s Church”
Address: Kyrkgatan 43, Eckerö, 22270

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eckerö and Storby.

Eckerö

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Eckerö is a scattered village and an island, regarded as part of mainland Åland.

Storby

Village

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Storby is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of St Lawrence’s Church, Eckerö.

Berghamn

Hamlet

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Berghamn is the westernmost ferry harbour of the… Berghamn is situated 4½ km northwest of St Lawrence’s Church, Eckerö.

St Lawrence’s Church, Eckerö

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Eckerö, Countryside, Åland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.20779° or 60° 12′ 28″ north

Longitude

19.61241° or 19° 36′ 45″ east

Open location code

9FGX6J56+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“St Lawrence’s Church, Eckerö” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Sint-Laurentiuskerk (Eckerö)”
Dutch: “Sint-Laurentiuskerk”
Finnish: “Eckerön kirkko”
French: “église d’Eckerö”
French: “Église d’Eckerö”
German: “St. Laurentius (Eckerö)”
German: “St. Laurentius”
Japanese: “Eckerö 教会”
Swedish: “Eckerö kyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eckerö kyrka and Knösgärdan.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Eckerö kyrka and Eckerö kyrka.

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