The name is of Northern Sami origin, where Čohkkirasjávri means lake of assembly, as the area by the lake by which the village was founded was a Sami marketplace. The village got its first Finnish-speaking resident settlers in the 17th century, who changed the name into the more Finnish-sounding Jukkasjärvi, thereby removing its meaning, although järvi (jávri in Sami) still means lake in Finnish. This was also the name used by Swedish officials.
The village is a popular tourist accommodation during the winter months, from December until April, and is best known for its annual ice hotel, a hotel literally made from ice.[2]
The wooden church is the oldest building in the village (built around 1607/1608) and is well known for its wooden carved altar piece triptych by Bror Hjorth. It is the only surviving example of a block-pillar church in Sweden.[3]
^ abc"Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^The Complete Guide To The Northern Lights, The Independent, August 21, 2004.
^Knapas, Marja Terttu (2018). [The block-pillar church is a Finnish speciality]. Kulttuuriymparistomme.fi (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
External linksedit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jukkasjärvi.
Media related to Jukkasjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
May 07, 2024
jukkasjärvi, swedish, pronunciation, ˈjɵ, kːasˌjærvɪ, sami, Čohkkiras, locality, situated, kiruna, municipality, norrbotten, county, sweden, with, inhabitants, 2010, situated, meters, elevation, swedish, Čohkkiras, northern, sami, finnish, july, 2002, view, ov. Jukkasjarvi Swedish pronunciation ˈjɵ kːasˌjaervɪ Sami Cohkkiras is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality Norrbotten County Sweden with 548 inhabitants in 2010 1 It is situated at 321 meters elevation Jukkasjarvi Swedish Cohkkiras Northern Sami Jukkasjarvi Finnish July 2002 view over JukkasjarviJukkasjarviShow map of NorrbottenJukkasjarviShow map of SwedenCoordinates 67 51 N 20 37 E 67 850 N 20 617 E 67 850 20 617CountrySwedenProvinceLaplandCountyNorrbotten CountyMunicipalityKiruna MunicipalityArea 1 Total1 44 km2 0 56 sq mi Population 31 December 2010 1 Total548 Density379 km2 980 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST The Jukkasjarvi Church in March 2020 The name is of Northern Sami origin where Cohkkirasjavri means lake of assembly as the area by the lake by which the village was founded was a Sami marketplace The village got its first Finnish speaking resident settlers in the 17th century who changed the name into the more Finnish sounding Jukkasjarvi thereby removing its meaning although jarvi javri in Sami still means lake in Finnish This was also the name used by Swedish officials The village is a popular tourist accommodation during the winter months from December until April and is best known for its annual ice hotel a hotel literally made from ice 2 The wooden church is the oldest building in the village built around 1607 1608 and is well known for its wooden carved altar piece triptych by Bror Hjorth It is the only surviving example of a block pillar church in Sweden 3 See also editDislocation of Sami people from Jukkasjarvi and KaresuandoReferences edit a b c Tatorternas landareal folkmangd och invanare per km2 2005 och 2010 in Swedish Statistics Sweden 14 December 2011 Archived from the original on 27 January 2012 Retrieved 10 January 2012 The Complete Guide To The Northern Lights The Independent August 21 2004 Knapas Marja Terttu 2018 Blockpelarkyrkan en finlandsk specialitet The block pillar church is a Finnish speciality Kulttuuriymparistomme fi in Swedish Archived from the original on 2019 08 22 Retrieved 2018 01 12 External links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jukkasjarvi nbsp Media related to Jukkasjarvi at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jukkasjarvi amp oldid 1214218596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
