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

Construction signs are placed outside the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in ...
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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 ...

See how a 741-ton church inched 3 miles across its Swedish city after a dramatic 2-day trek

The two-day spectacle saw the red-painted Kiruna Church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, inch its way to a new home. Kiruna ...

A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority ...
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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.
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Kiruna Church Relocates: A Journey of Heritage and Apology in Swedish Lapland

The historic Kiruna Church in Swedish Lapland, known for its multicultural inclusivity, has been relocated due to mining ...

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.

How do you move a beloved Swedish church three miles up the road? With prayer, engineering and a special trailer

A church in Sweden is being moved three miles up the road over two days, in a major operation to save it from subsidence.