Norrland
Norrbotten County
Jokkmokk Municipality

Porjus kyrka

Porjus kyrka is a church in , . Porjus kyrka is situated nearby to the rest area , as well as near the fire station .
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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.

Power station
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Porjus power station is one of the oldest and largest power plants in , situated near . 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. is situated 470 metres north of Porjus kyrka.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Porjus kyrka.

Chapel
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is a chapel, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Porjus kyrka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porjus.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of at 499 meter height.

Porjus kyrka

Latitude
66.95495° or 66° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
19.80396° or 19° 48′ 14″ east
Open location code
9FRXXR33+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 839607052
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data 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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