Pöytyä Church, Pöytyä, Finland

The wooden cruciform church in Pöytyä was built in the year 1793 and was designed by Mikael Piimänen. Next to the church there is a rare timber enclosure from the old church. At the church square there is a clearer´s statue and on the graveyard a soldier´s statue, both designed by Aarre Aaltonen. There are also monuments of Antti Lizelius and Fr. G. Hedberg in the church area. The church milieu has been marked as national built heritage site by the National Board of Antiques.

Reference: Loimaanseutu.fi

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Ilpo Heporauta (3 years ago)
An interesting courtyard of the old church.

Teuvo Rantala (3 years ago)
At the edge of memories.

pirjo halttunen (5 years ago)
A really beautiful concert for 75-year-olds, from Kindle to this day

Jyrki Taipalus (5 years ago)
A fine church

marcus ekman (5 years ago)
Great little church

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