Rautjärvi Church
Rautjärvi Church was a 1881 completed wooden church in Rautjärvi, Finland. It was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day 2022. The church was set on fire during the morning service by an elderly man who was later found dead.
- Lutheran church
- …lies at an elevation of 108 metres (354 feet)
- …is also known as “Rautjärven kirkko”
- …dates from 1881
- Description: former church building in Rautjärvi, Finland
- Address: Miettiläntie 1757, Rautjärvi, 56610
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Rautjärvi Church
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Latitude
61.29954° or 61° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
29.13024° or 29° 7′ 49″ east
Open location code
9GHF74XJ+R3
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = destroyed
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Rautjärvi Church” goes by many names.
església de RautjärviCatalan
Rautjärven KirkkoFinnish
Rautjärven vanha kirkkoFinnish
Rautjärvi kirkkoInari Sami
Rautjärvi puáris kirkkoInari Sami
Rautjärvi girkuNorthern Sami
Rautjärvi ceerkavSkolt Sami
Rautjärvi kyrkaSwedish
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