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: Locality with 3,680 residents
- Also known as: “592” and “Petaejaevesi”
- Location: Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.2932° or 62° 17′ 36″ north
Longitude
25.2345° or 25° 14′ 4″ east
Population
3,680
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
9GJ776VM+7Q
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Petäjävesi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Petäjäveden Kunta”
- Finnish: “Petäjävesi”
- Swedish: “Petäjävesi”
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