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Kolenchery
Kolenchery | |
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Suburb | |
  Kolenchery Location in Kerala, India  Kolenchery Kolenchery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°58′59″N 76°28′35″E / 9.982968°N 76.476388°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Aikkaranadu/Poothrikka Panchayats |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 682311 |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-17 |
| Nearest city | Kochi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chalakudy |
| Civic agency | Aikkaranadu/Poothrikka Panchayats |
Kolenchery is a town in the Poothrikka gram panchayat in Ernakulam district, Kerala. Located on National Highway 85, Kolenchery is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) from Poothrikka and 20 km (12 mi) from Kochi. There have been plans to include Kolenchery as part of the Kochi metropolitan area.
The name of the place originates from St. Peter's and St. Paul's Orthodox Syrian Church or 'Kolenchery Church', which is an ancient and historic church at Kolenchery built by Thankan Mappila of the Kolenchery House in 9th century CE (7th century in Malayalam Calendar).[1] Tomb of Mar Thoma VII, the 7th Malankara Metropolitan, is situated in this historical Church.
St. Peter's College in the town has conducted botanical research.[2] St Peter's Higher Secondary School, St Peter's Vocational Higher Secondary School, St Peter's High School, TTC, B. Ed College, MOSC Medical College, etc. It is a peaceful and naturally beautiful place with wooded hills and paddy fields.
M. Chacko Pillai and P. M. Paily Pillai, the two brothers were two prominent politicians, businessmen and philanthropists from Kolenchery, Kerala. They were among the main architects of the modern Kolenchery town. M. O. S. C. Medical College Hospital, St. Peter's College, St. Peter's Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary school, St. Peter's Teacher's Training Institute and B.Ed. College, Kothamangalam Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, the plethora of Governmental institutions in and around Kolenchery all stand witness to their visionary leaderships.
- ^ Kerala (India); A. Sreedhara Menon (1982). Kerala District Gazetteers: Arnakulam. printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (2008). Indian science abstracts. Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre. Retrieved 18 March 2011.