Jukkasjärvi

Coordinates: 67°51′N 20°37′E / 67.850°N 20.617°E / 67.850; 20.617
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Jukkasjärvi (Swedish)
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Jukkasjärvi (Swedish pronunciation:

locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 548 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It is situated at 321 meters elevation.

The Jukkasjärvi Church in March 2020.

The name is of

Sami marketplace. The village got its first Finnish-speaking resident settlers in the 17th century, who changed the name into the more Finnish
-sounding Jukkasjärvi, thereby removing its meaning, although järvi (jávri in Sami) still means lake in Finnish. This was also the name used by Swedish officials.

The village is a popular tourist accommodation during the winter months, from December until April, and is best known for its annual ice hotel, a hotel literally made from ice.[2]

The wooden church is the oldest building in the village (built around 1607/1608) and is well known for its wooden carved altar piece triptych by Bror Hjorth. It is the only surviving example of a block-pillar church in Sweden.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ The Complete Guide To The Northern Lights, The Independent, August 21, 2004.
  3. ^ Knapas, Marja Terttu (2018). "Blockpelarkyrkan en finländsk specialitet" [The block-pillar church is a Finnish speciality]. Kulttuuriymparistomme.fi (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.

External links

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