Kirkkosaari
Sign in to save'''''' (Church Island) is a small island in Finland. It is surrounded by lake Pielavesi and is part of the municipality of Pielavesi. It was the former parish center, and was originally called Lammassalo.
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- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Pielavesi
- Area
- 7.6
- Body of water
- Lake Pielavesi
- Image
- Pielavesi Kirkkosaari 1980.jpg
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- Lake Pielavesi
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- Kirkkosaari, Pielavesi
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- The Church Island
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'''''' (Church Island) is a small island in Finland. It is surrounded by lake Pielavesi and is part of the municipality of Pielavesi. It was the former parish center, and was originally called Lammassalo.
There is a bridge connecting Kirkkosaari to the mainland via the northern Tenhusaari. In the southern part of the island, Kirkkoniemi stands out as it is where the 144-meters-high hill Kirkkovuori is located. There is also a road connecting the island to Pangansalo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kirkkosaari” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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