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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 century-old wooden church arrives at new home

Sweden's landmark Kiruna Church arrived at its new location in Kiruna’s brand new city center on Wednesday (August 20) afternoon.

Swedish Church Arrives at New Home

A landmark 113-year-old church at risk from ground subsidence is being relocated in its entirety, moving three miles along a road in Sweden's far north.

Sweden’s historic Kiruna Church arrives at new home

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Watch live: Sweden’s historic 600-tonne Kiruna Church begins move to new home

Watch live as an entire church in Sweden begins its move to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August. Kiruna Church is being relocated to save it from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.

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 one piece.

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Sweden moves the historic Kiruna Church before an iron-ore mine swallows it

The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as part of the town’s relocation.

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A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority ...

Sweden’s treasured century-old Arctic church reborn after two-day move across town

A landmark Swedish church arrived yesterday at its new home after a two-day move across the Arctic town of Kiruna, in a move ...

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

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

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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 ...

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Swedish church being moved down before a mine swallows its town

The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — is being moved this week along a 3-mile route east as part of the town’s ...

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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.

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