Hameenkoski / Hämeenkoski / Koski Hl
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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Ruin of the medieval Saint Lawrence church in Hämeenkoski, Finland.".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antti Bilund, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 May 2009 by Antti Bilund [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hämeenkoski_old_church_ruin_2_AB.jpg] [accessed 30 August 2017]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 21457HAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Hämeenkoskin Pyhän Laurentius vanha kirkko [ruins]
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Notes: original church probably early-15thC; present ruins are from early-to-mid 16thC octagonal building that became abandoned in mid-17thC
Church Address: Aurinkotie 20-24, Hämeenkoski, Finland
Site Location: Häme, Hämeen lääni / Tavastehus län, Finland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the 3171-3172 crossroads, N of highway 12 [aka Tampereentie], E of Hämeenlinna [merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016]
Historical Region: Päijänne Tavastia region
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 15th-16thC church here)
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the 15th-16th century church here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 35V 399345 6767316
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 61.027806, 25.137167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 61° 1′ 40.1″ N, 25° 8′ 13.8″ E