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Tornio Church

Tornio Church

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Tornio Church

Name: Tornio Church
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Location: Tornio, Northern Finland, Finland

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1. Tornion Panimo Brewery Shop loop from Tornio-Itäinen

9.68km

02:28

30m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tornio Windmill loop from Suensaari

5.08km

01:18

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Tornio Church loop from Suensaari

4.21km

01:04

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

August 16, 2024

After Tornio was granted city rights in 1621, the city's first church was consecrated in 1647. However, it burned down in 1682 after being struck by lightning.

Two years later, construction began on a new church a few hundred meters northwest of the site of the old church. On July 11, 1686, the new church was consecrated and named after the then Queen of Sweden, Hedwig Eleonora. The free-standing bell tower was built in 1686-1687.

In 1736/37, the Frenchman Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis used the church tower of Tornio as a measuring point for his measurements to determine the size and shape of the earth.

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Puffin

December 20, 2021

The first ecclesiastical mention of it was at the beginning of the 14th century when Bishop Hemminki of Upsala visited it. The city's current church was built in 1684.

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Elevation 10 m

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1. Tornion Panimo Brewery Shop loop from Tornio-Itäinen

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