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Kalix church

Kalix church's claim of fame is mainly that it is the northernmost medieval church in Sweden.
Sweden 2021 part VI - Ångermanland, Norrbotten

July 11th 2021
An igloo in summer, a battle site in a country that has had peace for more than 200 years and a nature reserve to preserve the aftermath of a nature disaster We decided to stay in Sweden during our vacation this summer. We did the same last year and then we mainly travelled in mid Sweden. This year the plan was to go further north than that because, as we will show in this and in comin ... read more
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Swedish Flag A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more
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7th November 2021

I see the bell tower is separate, likely because it was too heavy for the roof of the church? We have some of those here too, esp when churches were built by the settlers.

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