Porjus kyrka
Porjus kyrka is a church in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County. Porjus kyrka is situated nearby to the rest area Porjus rastplats, as well as near the fire station Porjus brandförsvar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Jokkmokk Municipality, Sweden
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station and Porjus.
Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
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Porjus power station is one of the oldest and largest power plants in Sweden, situated near Porjus. It was built 1910-1915 and has a power of 480 MW. Besides three-phase AC, the plant originally also generated single phase 15 Hz AC for railway traction and hence, two single-phase 80 kV power lines ran along the Iron Ore Line Malmbanan where it was transformed down to 16 kV in substations. Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 470 metres north of Porjus kyrka.
Porjus
Railway station
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Porjus is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Porjus kyrka.
Porjus gravkapell
Chapel
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porjus.
Porjus
Village
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Porjus is a locality situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height.
Porjus kyrka
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.95495° or 66° 57′ 18″ northLongitude
19.80396° or 19° 48′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9FRXXR33+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 839607052OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q10637711
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In Other Languages
“Porjus kyrka” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Porjus kyrka”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porjus rastplats and Porjus brandförsvar.
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