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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 ...

A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Swedish church is being moved down the road

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

Landmark 113-year-old Swedish church arrives at new home after two day-journey

Crowds have been gathering in Sweden's far north city of Kiruna to witness a landmark 113-year-old church being relocated in ...