Læstadiuspörtet
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: Museum in Sweden
- Also known as: “Laestadiuspoertet Museum”, “Laestadiuspörtet”, and “Laestadiuspörtet Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pajala Church.
Pajala Church
Church
Photo: Iin208, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pajala Church is situated 310 metres southeast of Læstadiuspörtet.
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.
Læstadiuspörtet
- Categories: museum and architectural ensemble
- Location: Pajala socken, Pajala, Pajala Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
67.21059° or 67° 12′ 38″ northLongitude
23.37929° or 23° 22′ 45″ eastElevation
153 metres (502 feet)Open location code
9GV5696H+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 301568331OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“Læstadiuspörtet” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Laestadiusmuseet”
- Swedish: “Læstadiuspörtet (Pajala)”
- Swedish: “Læstadiuspörtet”
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