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Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.
But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority ...
The Kiruna Church – called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish – and its belfry are being moved this week along a three-mile route to a ...
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Kiruna Church in Sweden gets moved

The historic Kiruna Church in Kiruna, Sweden is being moved 5 km up the road due to the expansion of an iron ore mine.
The historic Kiruna Church in Swedish Lapland, known for its multicultural inclusivity, has been relocated due to mining ...
In a massive effort to save their beloved church the people of Kiruna moved the building, lock, stock and barrel 5 kilometres (3.1mi) down the road. It's taken a feat of engineering but there is no ...
Kiruna Church, known as Kiruna Kyrka, reached its new home on Wednesday afternoon. The wooden church was moved five kilometres to the town’s new centre as part of a relocation plan. The move was ...
Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf walks next to the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna ...
Mammoet, the Dutch heavylift and special transport company has completed the relocation of the iconic Kiruna Church, regarded as one of Sweden’s most treasured architectural landmarks. More than 1,000 ...
KIRUNA, Aug 21 — A landmark Swedish church arrived yesterday at its new home after a two-day move across the Arctic town of ...