Sights in Oravainen
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Kimo Iron Works
Edit ThisThe iron Works in Kimo was founded by Petter Heijke in the year 1703. Petter Heijke chose the place because in Oravais was found an enough deep harbour, waterpower and wood for making charcoal. The iron works in Kimo was in 1792 the most productive of the iron works in Finland. Towards the end of the nineteenth century the production of ironobjects, however, became unprofitable, partly because other forgingmethods and stonecoal took over the market. The forging was shut down in the year 1891. Today is it the KWH-group which is the landowner and the Oravais Hembygdsförening more..
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| tel: | 06-384 0369 |
| url: | www.oravais.fi |
| address: | Bruksgatan 38 |
Church of Oravais
Edit ThisRoad Church open from June 1st to August 20th between 10 am and 6 pm.
| type: | Churches and Cathedrals |
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| tel: | 06-385 0011 |
| address: | Thorsbacken 14 |
