Urjala / Urdiala
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view of church exterior - sacristy
Scene Description: Source caption: "Urjala medieval stone sacristy in Urjala, Finland. The sacristy was part of a wooden church till 1806. It is supposed to be the first part of a planned stone church. The plan was never finished."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antti Bilund, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 May 2009 by Antti Bilund [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urjala_stone_sacristy_1_AB.jpg] [accessed 24 October 2017]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 21531URJ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Urjalan keskiaikainen kivisakaristo
Church Location: Punkalaitumentie 439 / Urjalantie 12, 31760 Urjala, Häme, Finland -- Tel.: +358 40 8048820
Country Name: Finland
Location: Häme, Hämeen lääni / Tavastehus län
Directions to Site: Located off the 9[E63]-230 crossroads, 55 km SSW of Tampere, 100 km NE of Turku
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Turku / Åbo ärkestift
Century and Period: 13th - 16th century
Church Notes: original wooden church perhaps 13thC; the stone sacristy was built ca. 1520-1540 and remained attached to a wooden church until 1806 -- the present parish church of Urjala was built in 1869; the stone sacristy was retained when the wooden church it was attached to was demolished
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the original [13thC?] church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 61.087611, 23.464917
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 61° 5′ 15.4″ N, 23° 27′ 53.7″ E
UTM: 34V 632928 6775049