Pihlajavesi Old Church
Pihlajavesi Old Church, also known as Pihlajavesi Wilderness Church, is a Lutheran church in the town of Pihlajavesi, in Central Finland. It is called 'Wilderness Church', because it is situated in a forest outside the main populated areas.
Photo: Jiivonen, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Keuruu, Finland
- Also known as: “Pihlajaveden Eramaakirkko”, “Pihlajavesi Church”, and “Pihlajavesi Wilderness Church”
- Address: Erämaakirkontie 221, Pihlajavesi, 42910
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pihlajavesi railway station.
Pihlajavesi railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pihlajavesi.
Pihlajavesi
Town
Keuruu is a town in Central Finland, Finland. The article also includes the former municipality of Pihlajavesi. Pihlajavesi is situated 2½ km southeast of Pihlajavesi Old Church.
Pihlajavesi Old Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Keuruu, Keuruu, Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.36349° or 62° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
24.35841° or 24° 21′ 30″ east
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
Inception
1780—1782
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9GJ69975+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to French—“Pihlajavesi Old Church” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Pihlajaveden erämaakirkko”
- Finnish: “Pihlajaveden Erämaakirkko”
- Finnish: “Pihlajaveden kirkko”
- Finnish: “Pihlajaveden vanha kirkko”
- French: “ancienne église de Pihlajavesi”
- French: “Ancienne église de Pihlajavesi”
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