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See how a 741-ton church inched 3 miles across its Swedish city after a dramatic 2-day trek

A 113-year-old wooden church in Sweden successfully reached holy ground after a dramatic two-day trek. Incredible photos of ...

Sweden’s Kiruna Church Is On The Move After More Than 100 Years

The fascinating city relocation project in Kiruna, Sweden, reaches a new milestone as the iconic Kiruna Church is moved in ...
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A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 ...
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Sweden saves historic Arctic church with massive move away from mine

The mammoth move has seen the wooden structure, weighing over 600 tons, transported on specialized trailers traveling at ...

How Do You Move a Hundred-Year-Old Church? On Wheels, Very Slowly.

Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has weakened the ground below a beloved church. It’s being rolled three miles to its new home.
Malay Mail1d

Sweden’s treasured century-old Arctic church reborn after two-day move across town

A landmark Swedish church arrived yesterday at its new home after a two-day move across the Arctic town of Kiruna, in a move ...
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Swedish wooden church successfully relocated

The over-century-old Kiruna Church in northern Sweden has completed its 5 km relocation to avoid damage from ground ...