Kärsämäen siunauskappeli - Turku, Finland
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N 60° 29.587 E 022° 16.619
34V E 570161 N 6707011
Kärsämäen kaupunginosassa sijaitsevan hautausmaan siunauskappeli. Chapel of a cemetery in the Kärsämäki district.
Waymark Code: WM15XVR
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 03/19/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PISA-caching
Views: 7

[FIN] Kärsämäen hautausmaalla sijaitsee arkkitehti Heikki Sarainmaan suunnittelema siunauskappeli. Vuonna 1980 valmistuneen siunauskappelin alttariseinää koristaa kuvanveistäjä Kain Tapperin puureliefi Saattue. Alueella on lisäksi vielä jäljellä hautausmaan perustamisaikoihin rakennettu pieni hautakappeli, jota ei enää käytetä siunauksiin.

Osoite: Vahdontie 3 , 20360 Turku.

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Kärsämäen Hiisin talon alueelle vuonna 1913 perustettu hautausmaa kuului aikoinaan Maarian seurakunnalle. Hautausmaa oli alkuaan vain 1,5 hehtaarin suuruinen, mutta nykyisin sen pinta-ala on 8,9 hehtaaria. Hautausmaata ylläpitää Turun ja Kaarinan seurakuntayhtymä.
Kärsämäen hautausmaalla on lisäksi muistolehto, jonka on suunnitellut Heikki Sarainmaa, kuten siunauskappelin.
Kärsämäen hautausmaan yhteydessä on myös tunnustukseton hautausmaa.

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[Source: Turunseurakunnat.fi]



[EN] The blessing chapel designed by architect Heikki Sarainmaa is located in Kärsämäki Cemetery. The altar wall of the blessing chapel, completed in 1980, is decorated with sculptor Kain Tapper's wooden relief "Saattue." In addition, there is still a small burial chapel built in the area during the founding of the cemetery, which is no longer used for blessings.

Address: Vahdontie 3, 20360 Turku.

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The cemetery in the area of former Hiisi House in Kärsämäki, founded in 1913, once belonged to the parish of Maaria. The cemetery was originally only 1.5 hectares in size, but today it covers an area of ??8.9 hectares. The cemetery is maintained by the Turku and Kaarina parish consortium.
Kärsämäki Cemetery also has a memorial designed by Heikki Sarainmaa, such as the Blessing Chapel. There is also an cemetery for people who do not want to have religious grave, in connection with Kärsämäki Cemetery.
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[Source: Turunseurakunnat.fi]
Date of Chapel Construction: 1980

Denomination of Chapel or Cemetery (if applicable): Kärsämäen Hautausmaa

Active Chapel?: yes

Main Construction Material of Chapel: Concrete

Description of Cemetery added in Long Description: yes

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