Kolenchery
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Kolenchery is a small town located on National Highway 49 (NH 49), 27 km east of Cochin city in Ernakulam district
of Kerala
State, India
. Just a hamlet with a church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago, it has grown rapidly through large-scale real estate developments. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical Mission was founded in 1967.
St. Peter's Church, Kolenchery is an ancient and historic church at Kolenchery, built by one Thankan of the Kolenchery House.St. Peters College in the town has conducted some notable botanical research.
Ernakulam district
-Economy:Agriculture constitutes the most important segment of the district’s economy and it is the biggest source of employment. Of the geographical 235319 hectares, crops are grown in 0 hectares. Coconut is the principal crop followed by rubber, paddy, and tapioca...
of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
State, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Just a hamlet with a church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago, it has grown rapidly through large-scale real estate developments. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical Mission was founded in 1967.
St. Peter's Church, Kolenchery is an ancient and historic church at Kolenchery, built by one Thankan of the Kolenchery House.St. Peters College in the town has conducted some notable botanical research.
Notable landmarks
- Kolenchery Pally
- Catholicate center,Kolenchery
- Kadamattom ChurchKadamattom ChurchKadamattom Church is one of the ancient churches in India. The church is situated near to Kolenchery town near Cochin, India.The church is believed to have established in the 9th Century AD. Kadamattom church is an integral part of the syrian Orthodox Church in India...
- Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of EngineeringSree Narayana Gurukulam College of EngineeringSree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering was established in the year 2002 by Kunnathunadu S.N.D.P Union, head quartered at Perumbavoor with a view to accomplish the ideals of Sree Narayana Guru , the social reformer who is considered as the leader of Indian Renaissance movement.The sincere...
- KottoorKottoorKottoor is the second oldest of all Christian Churches in Ernakulam District. Kottoor Pally functions as a chapel of St. Peter's and St. Paul's Orthodox Syrian Church in Kolenchery, Kerala, India from the 15th Century AD. Though the date of establishment of this Kottoor Pally is unknown, certain...
Pally - Patriarchal Center, Puthenkurish
- MazhuvannoorMazhuvannoorMazhuvannoor is a Panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. Mazhuvannoor is geographically located near to the town of Kolenchery in the Ernakulam District.St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church of Mazhuvannoor is a landmark of this area....
Pally - Ezhipram Simhasana Chapel
- MOSC Medical College Hospital
- St.Peters College
- St.Peters Teachers Training Institute
- St Peters Senior Secondary School, Kadayiruppu
- St Peters Higher Secondary School, Kolenchery
- Government Higher Secondary School, Kadayirippu
- Nazareth Educational Centre