Lemu Church

The church of Lemu is a medieval stone church dedicated to St. Olaf. It was probably built between 1460 and 1480. The present neoclassical wooden bell tower of the church, dating from 1812, is located on the north-eastern side of the church. The old bell tower, built in the 1570s, had fallen into ruin at the turn of the 18th century when plans for the present bell tower began to be drawn up. Next to the Lemu church is the homeland museum called Kemppien tupa. The museum is housed in a former parish warehouse built in 1858.

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Naantali Church

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