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Rautjärvi

Rautjärvi Church

Rautjärvi Church was a 1881 completed wooden church in , . 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: former church building in Rautjärvi, Finland
  • Also known as: “Rautjarven Kirkko”, “Rautjärven kirkko”, and “Rautjärvi church”
  • Address: Miettiläntie 1757, Rautjärvi, 56610

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rautjärvi railway station and Kollaa and Simo Häyhä Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km west of Rautjärvi Church.

Museum
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is situated 4 km east of Rautjärvi Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miettilä.

Hamlet
Photo: Sinoyuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Rautjärvi Church.

Rautjärvi Church

Latitude
61.29954° or 61° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
29.13024° or 29° 7′ 49″ east
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
Inception
1881
Open location code
9GHF74XJ+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127736802
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­destroyed
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
12716543
Wiki­data ID
Q17114835
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Rautjärvi Church” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “església de Rautjärvi”
  • Finnish: “Rautjärven Kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Rautjärven vanha kirkko”
  • German: “Kirche von Rautjärvi”
  • Inari Sami: “Rautjärvi kirkko”
  • Inari Sami: “Rautjärvi puáris kirkko”
  • Northern Sami: “Rautjärvi girku”
  • Skolt Sami: “Rautjärvi ceerkav”
  • Swedish: “Rautjärvi kyrka”

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Nearby Places

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