Degerby Church
Church in Uusimaa, Finland
60°05′07.50″N 24°10′40.10″E / 60.0854167°N 24.1778056°E / 60.0854167; 24.1778056The Degerby Church (Swedish: Degerby kyrka; Finnish: Degerbyn kirkko) is the 20th-century church located in the village of Degerby in the Ingå municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. The Empire-style church was designed by Bertel Liljequist [fi] and it was completed in 1932.[1][2]
After World War II, the church was part of the Porkkala area, which was leased to the Soviet Union until 1956.[3] The church was rededicated in 1958, when the area was returned to Finland.[2] Although 10 million Finnish markkas were spent on the church's repair work, it was preserved from destruction because it was actively used by Russian soldiers as a saloon and cinema.[1] The golden cross in the church tower was lost during the lease period, but a new one was added finally in 2018.[4]
The church's 9-tone mechanical Walker pipe organ was acquired in 1965.[2][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Church". Degerby. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Degerbyn kirkko". Tiekirkot. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "The Porkkala Parenthesis: The lease period of Porkkala 1944-1956". Degerby. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Selén, Lena (19 May 2019). "Kirkko, risti ja ydinsota ovat Degerby Igorin uudet teemat". Kirkkonummen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Degerbyn kirkko" (in Finnish). Suomen urut. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
Media related to Degerby Church at Wikimedia Commons- Degerby Church at Ingå församling (in Swedish)
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