Petäjävesi Old Church
Also known as Église de Petajavesi, Église de Petäjävesi, Petäjäveden vanha kirkko, Vieille eglise de Petajavesi, Vieille église de Petajavesi, Vieille église de petäjävesi, Vieille église en bois de Petajavesi, Vieille église en bois de Petäjävesi
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Finland
Inscribed
1994
Area
3 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Petäjävesi Old Church is about 30 km west of Jyväskylä. The nearest other World Heritage site is Verla, about 150 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jyväskylä · about 98,000 peopleabout 30 km east
- Tampere · about 259,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Mikkeli · about 47,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
- Lahti · about 99,000 peopleabout 140 km south
- Hämeenlinna · about 47,000 peopleabout 140 km south
- Kuopio · about 92,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FinlandCultural153 km away
FinlandCultural219 km away
FinlandCultural230 km away
FinlandCultural234 km away
FinlandCultural238 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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