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Pallivahankivi
Pallivahankivi is a 10 meter tall glacially deposited rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... that is located in the region of Pallivaha. The region of Pallivaha is named after the rock. The rock is associated with a Finnish folkstory, according to the legend, the rock was thrown into its current place by giants from the region of Nunnavuori. Later legends say that the rock became a shelter for criminals who lived in the area. See also * Piispanristi * Nunnavuori * Church builders Killi and Nalli References {{Reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunnavuori
Nunnavuori is a 63-meter tall hill in Finland it is located between the Runosmäki residential area and the Impivaara Sports Center. From the top of the hill, the southern and southeastern parts of Turku are visible. History During the ice age all of Nunnavuori was covered by ice, after the ice started to melt, Nunnavuori became a beach which caused rocks to form a shingle beach, which is today called "pirunpelto". The rocks are most often round and smooth, which was caused by the sea after the ice age. Mythology The word "nunna" comes from a dialectal word which means "giant", the same word can be found in may other places in Southwestern Finland, where it's associated with legends about giants. According to local folk stories, the giants that lived in Nunnavuori placed Pallivahankivi into its modern place. As local Finns believed that before the Finnish people arrived, the land was inhabited by a race of giants. Inside Nunnavuori a large pile of rocks can be located, in Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piispanristi
Piispanristi is a part of Kaarina which is close to the city of Turku, Finland. History Piispanristi has been inhabited since the 13th century and is one of the oldest inhabited areas of Kaarina. The whole area is named after a rock called Piispanristinkivi. The Rock has a cross engraved into it and is around 1.5 meters tall. According to tradition, the owner of the Kärki farm murdered and robbed the bishop of Turku when the bishop traveled from Kuusisto to Turku: On the way, the bishop became thirsty and visited the Kärki farm, where the children of the farm gave him water. The host then murdered and looted the bishop where the rock is today. The Bishop is possibly identified as Rodulff.{{full citation needed, date=August 2023 Other researchers however believe that the tradition actually originates from the murder of a servant of the bishop and not the bishop himself. See also *Pallivahankivi Pallivahankivi is a 10 meter tall glacially deposited rock that is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacial Erratic
A glacial erratic is glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word ' ("to wander"), are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Erratics can range in size from pebbles to large boulders such as Big Rock () in Alberta. Geologists identify erratics by studying the rocks surrounding the position of the erratic and the composition of the erratic itself. Erratics are significant because: *They can be transported by glaciers, and they are thereby one of a series of indicators which mark the path of prehistoric glacier movement. Their lithographic origin can be traced to the parent bedrock, allowing for confirmation of the ice flow route. *They can be transported by ice rafting. This allows quantification of the extent of glacial flooding resulting from ice dam failure which release the waters stored in proglacial lakes such as Lake Missoula. Erratics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. The study of rocks involves multiple subdisciplines of geology, including petrology and mineralogy. It may be limited to rocks found on Earth, or it may include planetary geology that studies the rocks of other celestial objects. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust, or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed. Sedimentary rocks are formed by diagenesis and lithification of sediments, which in turn are formed by the weathering, transport, and deposition of existing ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Builders Killi And Nalli
''Church Builders Killi and Nalli'' is a public sculpture in Raisio, Finland. Created by the sculptor Harry Kivijärvi in red granite Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergro ..., it stands in the park area between Raisio City Hall and the . The sculpture, which stylistically depicts two humanlike figures, is based on a folk song for the kantele, according to which the giants Killi and Nalli built the church in Raisio. The sculpture is thus based on a local myth, that the giants built the church in Raisio 700 years ago. See also * Kukkarokivi * Nunnavuori References Raisio Sculptures in Finland {{Finland-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
