Gällivare Church

The Gällivare Church is a wooden church building in , . Belonging to the Gällivare Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was inaugurated in February 1882, replacing an older church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Church of Sweden church building in Gällivare, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Gällivare kyrka”
  • Address: Lasarettsgatan 12, Gällivare, 98231
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gällivare Museum and Gällivare Central Station.

Museum
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is situated 220 metres north of Gällivare Church.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 380 metres west of Gällivare Church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 340 metres west of Gällivare Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gällivare and Koskullskulle.

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, Sami Váhčir, is a mining town in in northern , and an important railway junction as the ending point of Inlandsbanan and an important stop on the Malmbanan railway to .

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 874 inhabitants in 2010. It was founded in 1898 when iron ore was discovered. is situated 7 km northeast of Gällivare Church.

Gällivare Church

Latitude
67.13232° or 67° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
20.65942° or 20° 39′ 34″ east
Levels
2
Height
9.1 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9GV24MJ5+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 323211709
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q10512312
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Tornedalen Finnish—“Gällivare Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Gällivare Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Gällivare kyrka”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Gällivare”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جاليفار”
  • Finnish: “Gällivare kyrka”
  • Finnish: “Jällivaaran kirkko”
  • Polish: “Kościół w Gällivare”
  • Swedish: “Gällivare kyrka”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Gällivare kyrka”

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Highlights include Kyrkoparken and Boulebana.

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