Ylikiiminki Church

Ylikiiminki Church
65°1.8′N 26°7.6′E / 65.0300°N 26.1267°E / 65.0300; 26.1267Coordinates: 65°1.8′N 26°7.6′E / 65.0300°N 26.1267°E / 65.0300; 26.1267
Location Ylikiiminki, Oulu
Country Finland
Denomination Lutheran
Website http://www.oulunseurakunnat.fi/ylikiiminginkirkko
Architecture
Status Church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Rijf[1]
Style Neoclassicism[2]
Completed 1786
Specifications
Capacity 550
Administration
Parish Oulujoki parish
Diocese Diocese of Oulu

The Ylikiiminki Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in Ylikiiminki, Oulu.

The wooden cruciform church has been designed by Jacob Rijf, an Ostrobothnian architect and builder of churches. The church was completed in 1786.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pohjois-Pohjanmaan kulttuurihistoriallisesti merkittävät kohteet Osa 1 (in Finnish). Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Seutukaavaliitto. 1993. p. 114. ISBN 951-9328-53-X.
  2. "Ylikiimingin kirkko". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt (in Finnish). National Board of Antiquities. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

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