Alahärmä Church

Kauhava, Finland

The grey stone church of Alahärmä is designed by Josef Stenbäck and built in the Neo-Gothic and national romanticism style. The church was built in 1901-1903 to replace the earlier one destroyed by fire in 1898.

Address

Heikinkuja 2, Alahärmä, Kauhava, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1901-1903
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)

More Information

www.matkailupohjanmaa.fi
www.kauhava.fi

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Sirpa Kangas (12 months ago)
The church chosen as the most beautiful in Finland.. it's a joke ?

Markku Jaakkola (13 months ago)
A really beautiful stone church, the environment is nicely maintained

Ellu (14 months ago)
The most beautiful churches designed by Stenbäck. Handsome both outside and inside.

Tapio Vesimäki (2 years ago)
Nice church, I didn't go there just occasionally!

oh6hgn (2 years ago)
Beautiful on the outside and ok on the inside too.

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