Degerby Church | |
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60°05′07.50″N 24°10′40.10″E / 60.0854167°N 24.1778056°E | |
Location | Degerby, Ingå, Uusimaa |
Country | Finland |
Website |
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Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Bertel Liljequist |
Completed | 1932 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 260 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Porvoo |
Parish | Ingå |
The 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 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]