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Alte Holzkirche - Old wooden church in Petäjävesi 2

Mittelfinnland, Finnland;

 

Die Alte Kirche von Petäjävesi ist eine zwischen 1763 und 1764 erbaute Holzkirche in der finnischen Gemeinde Petäjävesi. 1994 wurde sie in die UNESCO-Liste des Weltkulturerbes aufgenommen. ... (Wikipedia)

 

... Built for a small Lutheran parish in central Finland, Petäjävesi Old Church is located on a peninsula at Lake Solikkojärvi and is surrounded by an agricultural landscape with lakes and forests, typical of the region.

Construction of this wooden church was led by a local master builder, Jaakko Leppänen. The bell tower was added to the western part of the church in 1821 by the master’s grandson, Erkki Leppänen. ...

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