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Municipality in Central Finland, Finland
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Petäjävesi is a small village in Central Finland. Its main claim to fame is its wooden church dating back to 1765, a World Heritage Site as an exemplary piece of Scandinavian wooden architecture.
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Petäjäveden vanha kirkko
Open June-August only, unless prior reservations are made at least two days earlier. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
A meteor impact crater, now a lake that forms a nearly perfect circle.
The nearest major city is Jyväskylä. Petäjävesi is on the Haapamäki-Jyväskylä railway line, and also accessible by Matkahuolto buses from Jyväskylä.
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