The Kiruna Church is being moved this week along a three-mile route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.

The Kiruna Church – called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish – and its belfry are being moved this week along a three-mile route to a new city centre as part of the town’s relocation. The world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town,

Sweden’s Kiruna Church, a century-old landmark, will begin its two-day journey to a new site today. The move is part of a three-decade plan to relocate thousands of residents and buildings from the mining town of Kiruna in Lapland.