Kangasniemi Church

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Kangasniemi Church
Kangasniemi Church in September 2018

Kangasniemi Church in September 2018

Data
place Kangasniemi
builder Matti Salonen, inside: Matts Aulin
Construction year Buildings: 1814, bell tower: 1812
height inside 15 m
Coordinates 61 ° 59 '27 "  N , 26 ° 38' 41"  E Coordinates: 61 ° 59 '27 "  N , 26 ° 38' 41"  E

The Kangasniemi Church ( Finnish Kangasniemen kirkko ) is the centrally located church building of the Finnish community of Kangasniemi . The wooden church with the plan of a stepped Greek cross has a length of about 47 meters and the internal height is about 15 meters. It has 1500 seats.

The building is the third church building in the community. The church builder Matti Salonen , son of the builder Juhana Salonen from Savitaipel , began building the church and the bell tower in 1811 . The tower was completed in 1812 and the church in 1814. The inauguration took place on New Year's Day 1815. The interior was designed by Matts Aulin .

So far the building has been renovated three times. The first renovation took place in 1890, and in 1935 the church received central heating and electric light. In 1972 the roof had to be renewed. At the same time the floor and benches were replaced and an electric heater was installed. The church received a new coat of paint inside and out. In 2007 the exterior was renewed.

The altar painting, created in 1851 by the painter Berndt Godenhjelm, shows Jesus on the cross, who is weeping for his family.

The church organ made in Kangasala in 1954 has 46 registers . A renovation took place in 2007.

There are two bells in the tower that were cast in Stockholm in 1811 and weigh 50 kilograms each . The clock dates from 1848 and weighs 200 kilograms.

In 1956, the sculptor Lauri Leppänen created the hero statue in front of the building.

Former churches

In 1659 the first church in Kangasniemi was built, the bell tower was built in 1680 by Nisius Fränti . The second church in the parish was built by August Sorsa in 1748 , and the bell tower was completed 17 years later. Both structures burned down in August 1808, the destruction was attributed to Elias Hänninen . The remains of the second church are still visible today.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Altarpiece
  2. ^ Bernhard Marewski, Leverkusen: Finland: Landesnachrichten No. 96 - DFG-NRW. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Kangasniemen kirkko . In: Kangasniemen seurakunta . (Finnish, kangasniemenseurakunta.fi [accessed July 13, 2018]).