St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv
Dormition St. George's Cathedral or St. George's Cathedral is a church in Kaniv, Ukraine, originally built in the pre-Mongol period, making it the oldest building in Cherkasy Oblast.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Ukrainian Orthodox
- Description: Orthodox catherdral in Kaniv, Ukraine
- Also known as: “Dormition Cathedral”, “Dormition Cathedral of Saint George”, “Saint George’s Cathedral”, and “Saint George’s Dormition Cathedral”
- Address: 62
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Музей Народно-декоративного мистецтва and Kaniv history museum.
Музей Народно-декоративного мистецтва
Museum
Photo: Leila H, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Музей Народно-декоративного мистецтва is a museum.
Kaniv history museum
Museum
Photo: Leila H, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaniv history museum is situated 410 metres southeast of St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv.
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Riwnodennyk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectricity generating complex on the Dnieper river in Kaniv, Ukraine. It is operated by Ukrhydroenergo, a subsidiary of the state-owned Energy Company of Ukraine. Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is situated 1¼ km northeast of St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaniv and Keleberda.
Kaniv
Town
Photo: Oleksandr Malyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaniv is a city in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper.
Keleberda
Village
Photo: Євгенія Яніш, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keleberda is a village, which is situated 7 km east of St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv.
Leplyavo
Village
Photo: Maxim Gavrilyuk, GFDL.
Leplyavo is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv.
St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.75233° or 49° 45′ 8″ northLongitude
31.4599° or 31° 27′ 36″ eastInception
1144Open location code
8GXHQF25+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 75928565OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=ukrainian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q7288415
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“St. George’s Cathedral, Kaniv” goes by many names.
- German: “Entschlafens-Kathedrale des heiligen Georg”
- German: “Georgskathedrale”
- German: “Kaniwskyj Uspenskyj sobor Sw. Heorhija”
- Polish: “Sobór Zaśnięcia Matki Bożej w Kaniowie”
- Russian: “Георгиевский собор”
- Russian: “Успенский собор Святого Георгия”
- Russian: “Успенский собор”
- Ukrainian: “Георгіївський собор”
- Ukrainian: “Канівський Успенський собор Святого Георгія”
- Ukrainian: “Успенський собор Святого Георгія”
- Ukrainian: “Успенський собор”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Відділ освіти Канівської районної державної адміністрації and Перемоги парк.
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