St John the Baptist’s Church
St John the Baptist's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia. The church, dedicated to John the Baptist, was first built in the 11th century and dominated the medieval square of the town.Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Slovakia
- Also known as: “Kostol sv. Jána Krstiteľa”, “St. John the Baptist Church (Rimavská Sobota)”, and “St. John the Baptist’s Church, Rimavská Sobota”
- Address: 1, 1 Rimavská Sobota, Rimavská Sobota, 97901
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reformovaný kostol and Tatra.
Reformovaný kostol
Church
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Reformovaný kostol is a church, which is situated 100 metres southwest of St John the Baptist’s Church.
Evanjelický a. v. kostol
Church
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Evanjelický a. v. kostol is a church, which is situated 420 metres northwest of St John the Baptist’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rimavská Sobota and Zacharovce.
Rimavská Sobota
Town
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Rimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has approximately 24,000 inhabitants. The town is a historical capital of Gömör és Kishont County.
Zacharovce
Village
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zacharovce is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Located near the main road I/50, connecting Zvolen and Košice, the village is now more a living neighbourhood of Rimavská Sobota, where many citizens go for work. Zacharovce is situated 3½ km northeast of St John the Baptist’s Church.
Čerenčany
Village
Photo: Luppus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Čerenčany, is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. During the past several years the village recorded a growth in population, due to which new houses and condominiums were built. Čerenčany is situated 4 km northwest of St John the Baptist’s Church.
St John the Baptist’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rimavská Sobota, Okres Rimavská Sobota, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.38365° or 48° 23′ 1″ northLongitude
20.01785° or 20° 1′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8GW292M9+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 87533236OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q7588938
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“St John the Baptist’s Church” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele (Rimavská Sobota)”
- German: “Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer (Rimavská Sobota)”
- Hungarian: “Keresztelő Szent János templom”
- Slovak: “Kostol sv. Jána Krstiteľa (Rimavská Sobota)”
- Slovak: “Kostol svätého Jána Krstiteľa”
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