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Jåhkamåhkke
Jokkmokk (; smj, Jåhkåmåhkke or ; se, Dálvvadis; fi, Jokimukka) is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sami name of the place (composed of the individual words and ) means "River's Curve," due to the meandering river that runs through it. As in other towns in Lapland, the Swedish language is dominant at an official level in Jokkmokk in modern times. The settlement is just north of the Arctic Circle. Talvatissjön is located at the southern part of Jokkmokk. Jokkmokk is an important locality for Sámi people and the location of several institutions related to them, including an education centre, the Ájtte museum, and an office of the Sámi Parliament of Sweden. Jokkmokk was a transit center for Sami people, Sami refugees from Norway during World War II, in addition to the centre in Kjesäter. Jokkmokk Market h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jokkmokk Church
Jokkmokk Church (also known as ''Jokkmokk New Church'') is a church in Jokkmokk in the Jokkmokk Municipality. It is the parish church. Architecture and history The church is a Gothic Revival architecture church and is built of wood. Construction began in 1888 and was completed and opened for service in 1889. A vestry was added in 1961. The church was designed by E.A. Jacobsson and has a squashed flat shape that includes a side tower. Details The altarpiece, an oil painting, depicts Jesus' last supper and was painted by Torsten Nordberg in 1949. The baptismal font A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism. Aspersion and affusion fonts The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). ... is carved from raw birch. The font, along with the base of the organ, was renovated with the church's restoration in 1949 by Runo Johansson Lette.Maria Vedin (redaktör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |