Petäjävesi
Petäjävesi is a lake in Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland. Petäjävesi is situated nearby to the locality Taipale, as well as near Karikonkylä.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Petäjävesi Old Church and Karikkoselkä.
Petäjävesi Old Church
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Karikkoselkä
Lake
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Karikkoselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater in Petäjävesi, Finland. Karikkoselkä is located in Central Finland approximately 30 km east from the centre of Keurusselkä, a much older and larger impact crater.
Petäjävesi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petäjävesi railway station is situated 3 km north of Petäjävesi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petäjävesi.
Petäjävesi
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petäjävesi is a small village in Central Finland. Its main claim to fame is its wooden church dating back to 1765, a World Heritage Site as an exemplary piece of Scandinavian wooden architecture.
Petäjävesi
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Petajavesi”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.2295° or 62° 13′ 46″ northLongitude
25.19865° or 25° 11′ 55″ eastElevation
97 metres (318 feet)Open location code
9GJ765HX+RFGeoNames ID
641975
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In Other Languages
“Petäjävesi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Petäjävesi”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taipale and Karikonkylä.
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Highlights include Kuoliosaari and Nuottiniemi.
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