Kolenchery

Kolenchery
—  town  —
Kadamatom church
Kolenchery
Location of Kolenchery
in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Ernakulam
Nearest city Kochi
Parliamentary constituency Chalakudy
Civic agency Aikkaranadu/Poothrikka Panchayats
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

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.[1] St. Peter's Church, Kolenchery is an ancient and historic church at Kolenchery, built by one Thankan of the Kolenchery House.[2]St. Peters College in the town has conducted some notable botanical research.[3]

Notable landmarks

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to MOSC Medical College". MOSC Medical College Hospital. http://www.moscmm.org/. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Kerala (India); A. Sreedhara Menon (1982). Kerala District Gazetteers: Arnakulam. printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses. http://books.google.com/books?id=pby1AAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  3. ^ Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (2008). Indian science abstracts. Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre.. http://books.google.com/books?id=oq_aAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 

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