Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka

Eastern Orthodox church in Kotka, Finland
Church church_building Q3387467
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Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka

Summary

Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[3].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka is located in Kotka[4].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka is in the country of Finland[5].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's instance of is recorded as Eastern Orthodox church building[7].
  • Saint Nicholas is named after Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka[8].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture[9].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka is part of Q30506314[10].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's Commons category is recorded as Saint Nicholas church (Kotka)[11].
  • 1799 marks the founding of Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka[12].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.4653, 'lon': 26.9478}[13].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.46527241, 'lon': 26.94764559}[14].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.4652896, 'lon': 26.9476769}[15].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's diocese is recorded as Archdiocese of Helsinki[16].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Nicholas[17].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's heritage designation is recorded as protected by the Law of the Orthodox Church in Finland[18].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Pyhän Nikolaoksen kirkko'}[19].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}[20].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Papinkatu 1, 48100 Kotka'}[21].
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Saint Nicholas Church (Kotka)[22].

Body

Geography

Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka is in the country of Finland[5]. It is located in Kotka[4]. It is part of Q30506314[10].

Physical Characteristics

Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building[6] and Eastern Orthodox church building[7]. Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka's heritage designation is recorded as protected by the Law of the Orthodox Church in Finland[18]. Its religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[3].

History and Context

1799 marks the founding of Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka[12]. Saint Nicholas is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka ranks in the top 3% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Built Heritage Register. Retrieved . kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Built Heritage Register. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . NLS Geographic Names Register. Retrieved . kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Built Heritage Register. Retrieved . kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . kyppi.fi. kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . NLS Geographic Names Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Built Heritage Register. kyppi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NLS Geographic Names Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . NLS Geographic Names Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Built Heritage Register. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 60.4653, 'lon': 26.9478}, {'lat': 60.46527241, 'lon': 26.94764559}, {'lat': 60.4652896, 'lon': 26.9476769}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Kotka
    Located in
    Dedicated to Saint Nicholas
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20440, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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