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Memorial for the second church (1556) of Kalajoki
Kalajoki
The second church of Kalajoki was built in Pitkäsenkylä -village, near Mantila house and Luutaoja –ditch in the 1550s.
The church didn’t stand there for long. The memorial was placed here in 1961.
The Mantila house next door probably served as the vicarage of vicar Gregorius Henrikinpoika, “Koira-Kreus” (Dog-Kreus).
Mantila became a private property of vicar Ljungo Tuomaanpoika at the turn of the centuries (1500-1600).
The current main house of Mantila farm is from the 1800s.
King Gustav II Adolf visited Ljungo’s widow, Margareta Niilontytär, at the Mantila farm in 1614. Gustav II Adolf was the King of Sweden between 1611-1632. He is one of the greatest military leaders in history – hence his nickname “Lion of the North”.
Ljungo’s ally, Charles IX of Sweden (known as “Kaarle-herttua” in Finnish) also probably visited the Mantila farm while traveling from Kalajoki to Sweden in 1602. Charles/Kaarle was one of the sons of King Gustav I. Charles IX reigned over Sweden in 1599-1611, and officially as the king from 1604 onward.
The memorial placed here in 1961 has a carving that says: “To the hard-working laborers a message of grace and peace was proclaimed here, near the second church of Kalajoki and the graves, during the restless times of 1556-1597. We have come to enjoy the fruits of other’s labor JOH 4:38.”
Image descriptions:
- Black & white: Kalajoen kotiseutuyhdistys
- Others: Sari Alajoki
Cultural history of Tynkä by bike
“Churches, crime scenes, and landscapes”
The popular biking route, Bridges of Tynkä, has many fascinating sites of local history that even date back to the Middle Ages.
For 500 years, Kalajoki has been an important center for farming and social life, where many different enterprises and businesses have flourished.
The route consists of stories, historical research, cultural heritage, and art. For example: the locations of the first and second church of Kalajoki, historical crime scenes, art, traditional landscapes, antiques...
Route details:
- The route is app. 18 km long.
- The biking route uses a sidewalk almost the entire length of the route. In Tynkä, you have to bike along the “highway” for a few hundred meters.
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