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Relocation of Kiruna Kyrka Church

Completed · Sweden · Last reported Aug 2025

Source: ABS-CBN

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The historic wooden Kiruna Kyrka church, dating from 1912 and weighing 672 tons, was relocated across the town of Kiruna, Sweden, over a two-day journey to a new site five kilometers away. This move was necessary to allow the expansion of Europe's largest underground iron ore mine operated by LKAB. The relocation involved complex logistics using remote-controlled flatbed trailers and was part of a

Status
Closed
Sector
Warehouse, Metal, Residential, Steel
Location
Kiruna, Sweden
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ABS-CBN

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The project “Relocation of Kiruna Kyrka Church” is an infrastructure initiative in the Warehouse sector, located in Kiruna, Sweden. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ABS-CBN.

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The historic wooden Kiruna Kyrka church, dating from 1912 and weighing 672 tons, was relocated across the town of Kiruna, Sweden, over a two-day journey to a new site five kilometers away. This move was necessary to allow the expansion of Europe's largest underground iron ore mine operated by LKAB. The relocation involved complex logistics using remote-controlled flatbed trailers and was part of a broader town center relocation due to mining activities.

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Kiruna

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Warehouse, Metal, Residential, Steel

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2025-09-16

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