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'''Kirkkosaari''' (Church Island) is a small island in Finland. It is surrounded by [[lake Pielavesi]] and is part of the municipality of [[Pielavesi]]. It was the former parish center, and was originally called Lammassalo.<ref name="Pielavesi 2">{{cite web |title=VAPAA-AIKA |url=https://www.pielavesi.fi/fi/Vapaa-aika/Nahtavyydet-ja-kayntikohteet |website=Pielavesi |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=KIRKKOSAARI |url=https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/247/kirkkosaari/ |website=Spotting History |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> |
'''Kirkkosaari''' (Church Island) is a small island in Finland. It is surrounded by [[lake Pielavesi]] and is part of the municipality of [[Pielavesi]]. It was the former parish center, and was originally called Lammassalo.<ref name="Pielavesi 2">{{cite web |title=VAPAA-AIKA |url=https://www.pielavesi.fi/fi/Vapaa-aika/Nahtavyydet-ja-kayntikohteet |website=Pielavesi |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=KIRKKOSAARI |url=https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/247/kirkkosaari/ |website=Spotting History |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> |
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There is a bridge connecting Kirkkosaari to the mainland via the northern Tenhusaari. In the southern part of the island, Kirkkoniemi stands out as it is where the 144-meters-high hill Kirkkovuori is located. There is also a road connecting the island to Pangansalo.<ref name="national land survey 3">{{cite news |title=Maanmittauslaitos |url=https://asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi/karttapaikka/api/karttalinkki/karttalinkki.html?e=483407&n=7012499&scale=40000&tool=siirra&styles=normal&lang=fi&mode=rasta&tool=siirra&lang=fi&mode=rasta&map.x=331&map.y=62 |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> |
There is a bridge connecting Kirkkosaari to the mainland via the northern Tenhusaari. In the southern part of the island, Kirkkoniemi stands out as it is where the 144-meters-high hill Kirkkovuori is located. There is also a road connecting the island to Pangansalo.<ref name="national land survey 3">{{cite news |title=Maanmittauslaitos |url=https://asiointi.maanmittauslaitos.fi/karttapaikka/api/karttalinkki/karttalinkki.html?e=483407&n=7012499&scale=40000&tool=siirra&styles=normal&lang=fi&mode=rasta&tool=siirra&lang=fi&mode=rasta&map.x=331&map.y=62 |access-date=8 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==The Church Island== |
==The Church Island== |
Revision as of 18:58, 13 May 2023
![]() The old bell tower in Kirkkosaar
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Location | Pielavesi North Savo Finland |
Coordinates | 63°15′50″N 26°40′27″E / 63.26389°N 26.67417°E |
Area | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
Highest point | Kirkkovuori, 144 m |
Kirkkosaari (Church Island) is a small island in Finland. It is surrounded by lake Pielavesi and is part of the municipality of Pielavesi. It was the former parish center, and was originally called Lammassalo.[1][2]
There is a bridge connecting Kirkkosaari to the mainland via the northern Tenhusaari. In the southern part of the island, Kirkkoniemi stands out as it is where the 144-meters-high hill Kirkkovuori is located. There is also a road connecting the island to Pangansalo.[3]
The Church Island
In 1683, the people of Pielavesi received permission from the Bishop of Viipuri, Petrus Bång, to build a church. The site chosen was Kirkkosaari,[4] because it is located near good water connections. It was completed in 1961. The church is associated with the Finnish saying "ahtaat paikat kuin Pielaveden kirkossa" (cramped places like in Pielavesi Church). Nowadays, the old churchyard has a bell tower and a monument for those who died during the famine of the 1860s. A slender, Ostrobothnian-style Renaissance statue was built in 1748 under the direction of Anders Brofall.[5]
There were three churches on the island until it was moved to Hiekkaniemi, Pielavesi in the 1850s.[5]
References
- ^ "VAPAA-AIKA". Pielavesi. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "KIRKKOSAARI". Spotting History. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Maanmittauslaitos". Retrieved 8 March 2021.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Nähtävyydet ja käyntikohteet - Pielavesi". www.pielavesi.fi. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Pielavesi Kirkkosaari". Museovirasto. National Board of Antiquities. Retrieved 8 March 2021.