Petäjävesi Old Church

Summary

Petäjävesi Old Church is a church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Petäjävesi Old Church's religion is recorded as Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland^[3].
• Petäjävesi Old Church is located in Petäjävesi^[4].
• Petäjävesi Old Church is in the country of Finland^[5].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's instance of is recorded as church building^[6].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's instance of is recorded as wooden church^[7].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's architect is recorded as Jacob Clementsson Leppänen^[8].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[9].
• Petäjävesi Old Church is made of wood^[10].
• Petäjävesi Old Church is part of Petäjävesi old and new church and surroundings^[11].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's Commons category is recorded as Petäjävesi Old Church^[12].
• 1763 marks the founding of Petäjävesi Old Church^[13].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.2501367, 'lon': 25.1839449}^[14].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Lapua^[15].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's official website is recorded as https://www.petajavedenseurakunta.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/petajaveden-vanha-kirkko^[16].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[17].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's heritage designation is recorded as protected building in the Built Heritage Register^[18].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's heritage designation is recorded as church-protected building^[19].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Petäjäveden vanha kirkko'}^[20].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's different from is recorded as Petäjävesi Church^[21].
• Petäjävesi Old Church sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+117'}^[22].
• Petäjävesi Old Church covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2.98'}^[23].
• Petäjävesi Old Church covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+48.44'}^[24].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[25].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Vanhankirkontie 9, 41900 Petäjävesi'}^[26].
• Petäjävesi Old Church's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Petäjävesi Old Church^[27].

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Geography

Petäjävesi Old Church is in the country of Finland^[5]. It is located in Petäjävesi^[4]. It is part of Petäjävesi old and new church and surroundings^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2.98'}^[23] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+48.44'}^[24]. Petäjävesi Old Church sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+117'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building^[6] and wooden church^[7]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[17], protected building in the Built Heritage Register^[18], and church-protected building^[19]. Petäjävesi Old Church's religion is recorded as Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland^[3].

History and Context

1763 marks the founding of Petäjävesi Old Church^[13].

Why It Matters

Petäjävesi Old Church ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]