Ylikiiminki Church
| Ylikiiminki Church | |
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| 65°1.8′N 26°7.6′E / 65.0300°N 26.1267°E | |
| Location | Ylikiiminki, Oulu |
| Country | Finland |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Website | http://www.oulunseurakunnat.fi/ylikiiminginkirkko |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Rijf[1] |
| Style | Neoclassicism[2] |
| Completed | 1786 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oulu |
| Parish | Oulujoki parish |
The Ylikiiminki Church (Finnish: Ylikiimingin kirkko, Swedish: Överkiminge kyrka) is an evangelical Lutheran church in Ylikiiminki, Oulu.
The wooden cruciform church has been designed by Jacob Rijf, an Ostrobothnian architect and builder of churches. The church was completed in 1786.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pohjois-Pohjanmaan kulttuurihistoriallisesti merkittävät kohteet Osa 1 (in Finnish). Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Seutukaavaliitto. 1993. p. 114. ISBN 951-9328-53-X.
- ^ "Ylikiimingin kirkko". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt (in Finnish). National Board of Antiquities. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
External links
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