Ikaalinen Church

Ikaalinen, Finland

Ikaalinen Church was completed and inaugrated on 4 August 1801. Architect was Thure Wennberg and builder Salomon Köhlström (Köykkä). It is a wooden cruciform church and seats approximately 1,100 people. The altarpiece is Berndt Godenhjelm's 'Glorification of the Christ' from 1874. During the summer, Ikaalinen Church functions as a road church. The rugged belfry was built in conjunction with the renovation of the church in 1861. The first mention of the belfry is an entry from a parish meeting as early as 1752. The current belfry is the third to have been built.

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Founded: 1801
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: The Age of Enlightenment (Finland)

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www.kylpylakaupunki.fi

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Pekka Raskila (2 months ago)
Here you can hear the message of the Holy Trinity!
Erkko Lindfors (5 months ago)
The church here where the others. The exterior is barely scratched.
Conner Harrell (3 years ago)
Is this the chruch in my summer car?
ARTO PIIPPO (4 years ago)
Church and cemetery in the centre of the city.
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