Pajala Church
Pajala Church is a church in Pajala socken, Norrbotten County which is located on Laestadiusvägen. Pajala Church is situated nearby to the building Læstadiuspörtet.Photo: Iin208, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: Church of Sweden churchchurch building in Pajala, Sweden
- Also known as: “Church of Pajala” and “Pajala kyrka”
- Address: Laestadiusvägen 44, 984 31
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Læstadiuspörtet.
Læstadiuspörtet
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Læstadiuspörtet is a rectory in the form of a cottage built of red timber located in Pajala Municipality, Sweden. Læstadiuspörtet was the home of the Swedish Lutheran pastor of Sámi descent and founder of Laestadianism, Lars Levi Laestadius, from 1851 until his death here in 1861, and now serves as the Laestadius Museum. Læstadiuspörtet is situated 310 metres northwest of Pajala Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pajala.
Pajala
Photo: Mestos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pajala is a small town in Tornedalen in the province of Norrbotten in Norrland, Sweden, by the Finnish border.
Pajala Church
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pajala socken, Pajala, Pajala Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.20928° or 67° 12′ 33″ northLongitude
23.38572° or 23° 23′ 9″ eastElevation
166 metres (545 feet)Open location code
9GV5695P+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 301568328OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Pajala Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Pajala Kirke”
- Finnish: “Pajala kyrka”
- Finnish: “Pajalan kirkko”
- Swedish: “Pajala kyrka”
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