Utö Lighthouse Church
Utö Lighthouse Church is a church in Pargas, Åboland-Turunmaa, Finland Proper which is located on Utö Fyrbacken. Utö Lighthouse Church is situated nearby to the post office Post Utö, as well as near the museum Stenhuset.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Utö Lighthouse.
Utö Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Utö Lighthouse is located on the island of Utö, in Pargas municipality, Finland. The 24-metre-high tower is situated on the island's summit. After the original round lighthouse was destroyed during the Russo-Swedish Wars of 1808–09, the present structure was constructed in 1814, with the present lens installed in 1906.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utö.
Utö
Photo: Olimar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Utö is an island far out in the Archipelago Sea, with its lighthouse welcoming ships arriving to south-western Finland from the Baltic Sea. It lacks wood or farmland, the village ducking into the little shelter given by the rocks.
Utö Lighthouse Church
- Type: Church
- Address: Utö Fyrbacken 18, Utö, 21740
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Pargas, Åboland-Turunmaa, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.78088° or 59° 46′ 51″ northLongitude
21.36883° or 21° 22′ 8″ eastOpen location code
9GF3Q9J9+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 11701919556OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Utö Lighthouse Church” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Utön majakkakirkko”
- Swedish: “Utö fyrkyrka”
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Highlights include Utö and Post Utö.
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