Kiruna Church

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Kiruna Church is a prominent wooden church in Kiruna, Sweden, renowned for its distinctive national romantic architecture and status as one of the country’s largest wooden buildings.

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Label Occurrences
Kiruna Church canonical 1
Kiruna kyrka 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church building
landmark
wooden church
architect Gustaf Wickman
architecturalStyle Art Nouveau
National Romantic style
completionDate 1912
constructionStartDate 1909
coordinates approx. 67.855°N 20.226°E
country Sweden
diocese Diocese of Luleå
floorCount 1
hasAltName Kiruna kyrka
linked to: Kiruna Church
hasArchitecturalFeature free‑standing bell tower
large gables
ornamented wooden façade
steep pitched roof
hasCulturalSignificance important example of Swedish National Romantic architecture
symbol of Kiruna
hasPart separate bell tower
wooden bell tower
heritageDesignation listed building in Sweden
protected church building in Sweden
heritageStatus cultural heritage building in Sweden
inception 1912
influencedBy Norwegian stave churches
Sámi culture
interiorDesigner Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke
languageOfName Swedish
locatedIn Kiruna
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kiruna Municipality
Norrbotten County
locatedInCityCenter Kiruna city centre
linked to: Kiruna
locatedInRegion Lapland
linked to: Lapland, Sweden
materialUsed wood
notableWorkOf Gustaf Wickman
ownedBy Church of Sweden
parish Jukkasjärvi parish
primaryFunction place of Christian worship
religiousAffiliation Church of Sweden
religiousDenomination Lutheranism
roofMaterial wood shingles
significantBuildingType one of the largest wooden buildings in Sweden
significantEvent consecration in 1912
touristAttraction yes
use parish church

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kiruna hasReligiousBuilding Kiruna Church
Kiruna Church hasAltName Kiruna kyrka
linked to: Kiruna Church