Petäjävesi
Petäjävesi is a lake in Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland. Petäjävesi is situated nearby to the locality Taipale, as well as near Karikonkylä.Places of Interest
Highlights include Petäjävesi Old Church and Petäjävesi railway station.
Petäjävesi Old Church
Museum
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.
Petäjävesi railway station
Railway station
Petäjävesi railway station is situated 3 km north of Petäjävesi.
Petäjävesi Baptist Church
Church
The Petäjävesi Baptist Church is a Finnish Baptist congregation in Petäjävesi, Finland. The congregation was originally founded in the Multia municipality with 12 people in 1906, but the focus of the congregation's activities shifted to Petäjävesi after 1913. Petäjävesi Baptist Church is situated 3½ km north of Petäjävesi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petäjävesi.
Petäjävesi
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″ north
Longitude
25.19865° or 25° 11′ 55″ east
Elevation
97 metres (318 feet)
Open location code
9GJ765HX+RF
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In Other Languages
“Petäjävesi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Petäjävesi”
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Localities in the Area
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