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

The Kiruna Church is being moved this week along a three-mile route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening ...

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 ...

A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority ...

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.

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 ...

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

The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — is being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east as part ...
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Over 1,000 hours of planning went into supporting Kiruna Church’s two-day journey to its new home

Over 1,000 hours of planning went into supporting Kiruna Church’s two-day journey to its new home Mammoet has completed the ...

Photos: Driving a Century-Old Church Down the Road

In Kiruna, Sweden, a huge 113-year-old Sami-style Lutheran church was just transported three miles (five kilometers) from its original site. Kiruna Church was relocated as part of a years-long project ...