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Pälkäneen kirkko

Pälkäne

Why visit

Pälkäne's 1830s brick church is among the first of the neoclassical era built of exposed brick. Completed in 1839, it rises on Syrjänharju ridge, near the old cemetery.

Look for: Seek out the 17th-century funerary coats of arms and the altarpiece Jesus in Gethsemane, painted by P.E. Limnell in 1841. The tower's neo-Gothic form dates from the 1897 restoration.

About this site

Stone church, cruciform church with end tower. Pälkäne's brick church built in the 1830s is located in the newer part of the church village built after the 1830 fire on Syrjänharju. Near the church is Pälkäne's old cemetery, no longer in use. Pälkäne church is among the first churches of the neoclassicism era built of exposed brick.

The church completed in 1839 has an internally chamfered cruciform plan. The crossing is covered by a flat pyramid roof; the transept arms have saddle roofs. The tower's current neo-Gothic appearance dates from the 1897 repair. The church's furnishings include funerary coats of arms from the 17th century. The altarpiece is P.E. Limnell's 1841 painting Jesus in Gethsemane.

Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish

Municipality
Pälkäne
Heritage Agency record

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Pälkäneen kirkko, Pälkäne | Aikapolku