Tohmajärvi Church

Tohmajärvi Church
Finnish: Tohmajärven kirkko
Map
62°11′28.7″N 30°23′00.6″E / 62.191306°N 30.383500°E / 62.191306; 30.383500
LocationTohmajärvi, North Karelia
CountryFinland
Websitewww.tohmajarvenseurakunta.fi
Architecture
Architect(s)Eskil Collenius
Completed1756
Specifications
Capacityabout 650
Administration
DioceseKuopio
ParishTohmajärvi

The Tohmajärvi Church (Finnish: Tohmajärven kirkko) is the 18th-century wooden church located on the shores of Lake Tohmajärvi, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Kemie, the administrative center of the Tohmajärvi municipality in North Karelia, Finland. The building is the oldest wooden church in North Karelia.[1][2][3]

History

The construction of the church started in 1751 under the direction of the architect Eskil Collenius [fi][4] and it was completed five years later.[1][3] A separate three-jointed belfry was built in 1760.[1][4] The altarpiece of the church called The Crucified was painted by Mikael Toppelius in 1783.[3][5]

The church's 17+2 tone pipe organ was manufactured by the Kangasala's organ factory in 1956.[6]

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tohmajärvi Church (Evangelical Lutheran)". Sydänkarjala. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Väinämö, Jouki (2 April 2020). "Tohmajärven kirkossa alkaa kesällä julkisivuremontti". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Tohmajärvi Church, Tohmajärvi, Finland". SpottingHistory. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Tohmajärven kirkko (200729)". Kyppi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ Haapio, Markku; Luostarinen, Laura (1980). Suomen kirkot ja kirkkotaide (in Finnish). Vol. 2. Etelä-Suomen Kustannus. ISBN 951-9064-28-1.
  6. ^ "Tohmajärven kirkko" (in Finnish). Suomen urut. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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