🏛️ Petäjävesi Old Church

Finland · Europe · Cultural · 62.25°N, 25.18°E

The Petäjävesi Old Church is a wooden church located in Petäjävesi, Finland. It was built between 1763 and 1765, when Tavastia was still a part of Sweden. The bell tower was built in 1821. It was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its testimony to the wooden church architecture of the Nordic countries.

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Quick facts

Country	Finland
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	62.25°N, 25.18°E · view on map

Petäjävesi Old Church is a cultural World Heritage site in Finland, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Petäjävesi Old Church was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Finland

Fortress Island of Suomenlinna · Verla Groundstone and Saw Mill Factory Area · Petäjävesi Old Church · Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki · Old Rauma · Aalto Works.

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