{"id":4084,"date":"2022-04-14T08:26:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T05:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/?post_type=service&p=4084"},"modified":"2024-02-23T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:28:11","slug":"lieksan-kirkot","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/service\/lieksan-kirkot\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches in Lieksa"},"author":13,"template":"","servicecategories":[189],"class_list":["post-4084","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry","servicecategory-places-to-visit"],"acf":{"categories":[189],"season":["summer"],"area":["lieksa"],"company":null,"short_description":"Cultural-historic landmarks of the area","description":"Visitors interested in history cannot pass the churches in the area without stopping and paying attention to their splendid architecture. Besides the tall tower of the Evangelical-Lutheran church, the tower of the St Prophet Elijah Orthodox church reaches for the heavens above. In Lieksa church park there is Finland's oldest Orthodox chapel, Chapel of the Transfiguration of Christ, built in 1769. Other churches and chapels in the area are in Koli, Nurmij\u00e4rvi, Viekij\u00e4rvi and Vuonisj\u00e4rvi.","content":[{"image":null,"heading":"The rich history of Lieksa Church","text":"

The current Evangelical-Lutheran church building in Lieksa in the fourth in the area. The first church, built in 1667 was torn down, the second, completed in 1772 was destroyed by a lightning, and the third, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in 1836 burnt down in a fire in 1979. The current modern church, designed by architects Raili and Reima Pietil\u00e4, was competed in 1982.<\/p>"},{"image":582,"heading":"","text":"The church in Viekij\u00e4rvi was inaugurated in 1911. A special feature in this church with gothic features are rustic log walls, high windows and original ovens which were used to heat up the church in the old days. The two steel church bells were produced in Bochum in 1910."},{"image":1740,"heading":"","text":"The parish hall of Jongunjoki in Nurmij\u00e4rvi was designed by architect Rafael Blomsted. The building was delayed by was and the parish hall was inaugurated on 18th<\/sup> July 1948. A special feature in the hall are square pine veneer panels. The bell tower and cemetery chape were built in 1956."},{"image":1744,"heading":"","text":"Paateri Church, designed and built by sculptress Eva Ryyn\u00e4nen (1915\u20132001) in a marvellous piece of art in Vuonisj\u00e4rvi village. The church can be reserved for various events in summer time."},{"image":1742,"heading":"","text":"Part of the Orthodox parish of Joensuu, the Church of St Prophet Elijah is in a central place in Lieksa town centre."},{"image":1748,"heading":"","text":"Chapel of the Transfiguration of Christ, completed in 1769, is in Lieksa chuch park in a beautiful natural setting."},{"image":1746,"heading":"","text":"The Chapel of Dormition of the Theotokos is in the charming village of Vuonisj\u00e4rvi. is also part of the Orthodox parish of Joensuu."},{"image":null,"heading":"","text":""}],"address":"","email":"","phone":"","link":"","link_text":"","show_on_maps":"no","location_map":null,"locations_map":null,"availability":"","extra":"Lieksan kirkko<\/strong>\r\nKirkkokatu 1, 81700 Lieksa\r\n0400 369 919<\/a>\r\n0400 365 575<\/a>\r\nlieksa@evl.fi<\/a>\r\nwww.lieksanseurakunta.fi<\/a>\r\n\r\nProfeetta Elian kirkko<\/strong>\r\nIljankatu 14, 81700 Lieksa\r\n0400 397 900<\/a>\r\njoensuu@ort.fi<\/a>\r\nwww.joensuunortodoksit.fi<\/a>\r\n\r\nViekij\u00e4rven kirkko<\/strong>\r\nKannelkoskentie 10, 81860 Viekij\u00e4rvi\r\n

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Nurmij\u00e4rven seurakuntatalo<\/strong>\r\nJongunjoen rajaseutukirkko\r\nSalmentaus 5 , 81970 Jongunjoki<\/p>\r\nPaaterin kirkko<\/strong>\r\nPaateri 21, 81560 Vuonisj\u00e4rvi\r\n<\/span>040 1044 055<\/a>\r\nmuseo@lieksa.fi<\/a>\r\n<\/span>www.lieksa.fi\/paateri<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n ","map":"https:\/\/www.infogis.fi\/lieksa\/?link=S74aJ5J7Aj","images":[429,412,410,414,580],"routes":null,"johku_script":"","summer":{"use_summer":"no","heading_summer":"","image_summer":null},"winter":{"use_winter":"no","heading_winter":"","image_winter":null}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/4084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"servicecategory","href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/servicecategories\/189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"servicecategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koli.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/servicecategories?post=4084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}