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Sweden’s historic Kiruna Church arrives at new home

Why a 113-year-old, wooden church in Sweden was rolled away

Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.

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 one piece.

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Sweden’s historic Kiruna Church arrives at new home after major relocation

Kiruna Church, known as Kiruna Kyrka, reached its new home on Wednesday afternoon. The wooden church was moved five kilometres to the town’s new centre as part of a relocation plan. The move was needed because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine threatens to swallow parts of the town.

Kiruna Church, Swedish city

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This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — is being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east as part of the town’s relocation.

Timelapse video shows Swedish church being slowly moved to new location

Video shows a timelapse of a church in Kiruna, Sweden, being slowly moved to a new location as the expansion of the world largest underground iron ore mine threatens to swallow the city's building. The 741-ton Kiruna Church will move as fast as 0.

Entire church being moved across Swedish city - BBC Sounds

It's being moved to protect the building from being damaged by nearby mining.

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A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority ...

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Watch live: Sweden’s historic 600-tonne Kiruna Church begins move to new home

Watch live as an entire church in Sweden begins its move to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August. Kiruna Church is being ...

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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 ...

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Sweden moves the historic Kiruna Church before an iron-ore mine swallows it

The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as ...

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Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence

Sweden's landmark Kiruna Church begins a two-day trip to a new home, inching down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls ...

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From Unstable Ground, an Old Church Rolls to a New Home

Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has jeopardized the ground below a beloved church. Thanks to a feat of engineering, it is on the move.

Thousands watch as a beloved Swedish church rolls extremely slowly to its new home

This week, the historic church in Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost town, was slowly moved on wheels to a location five ...

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Stunning drone and timelapse footage shows church's historic 5km move

The red timber building of Kiruna Church has dominated the skyline of the Swedish city for 113 years – now it has a new home.

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