The Mysterious Church Stables in Närpes
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Season 3, Episode 36 I visit Sankta Maria church in Närpes/Närpiö, and speak to town guide, Marianne Winter. I learn why the church is surrounded by over 100 stables, about the unique Swedish dialect in Närpes and why the Vietnamese name, Nguyen, is the most common surname in Närpes. MP3 Player Download an MP3 … Continue reading The Mysterious Church Stables in Närpes
Mark exploring the stables at Sankta Maria Kyrkä, Narpes
Season 3, Episode 36
I visit Sankta Maria church in Närpes/Närpiö, and speak to town guide, Marianne Winter. I learn why the church is surrounded by over 100 stables, about the unique Swedish dialect in Närpes and why the Vietnamese name, Nguyen, is the most common surname in Närpes.
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Gallery: Inside Sankta Maria Church
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Gallery: The Stables
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Finnish Words
Museovirasto – National Board of Antiquitites
Dipthong – sound of two vowels together in a word
Pohjanmaa/Osterbotten – the region of South Ostrobothnia in Western Finland
Sacristy – a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and articles of worship are kept
Links
Podcast epsiode about migration from Karelia (Karjala, Eastern Finland)
Sankta Maria church in Närpiö
Visit Närpes
Lind’s Kök (Lind’s Kitchen, greenhouse restaurant)
Närpes Grönsaker (Närpiö Vegetables)
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