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 fascinating city relocation project in Kiruna, Sweden, reaches a new milestone as the iconic Kiruna Church is moved in one piece.

Expansion of iron ore mining forces authorities to clear up buildings in Kiruna, including the 672-tonne Kiruna Church.

The mammoth move has seen the wooden structure, weighing over 600 tons, transported on specialized trailers traveling at about 1,600 feet per hour.

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,

Watch live as an entire church in Sweden begins its move to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August. Kiruna Church is being relocated to save it from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.

Sweden is moving its 113-year-old Kiruna Church on wheels to escape a giant iron ore mine. A €45m feat of engineering, heritage and survival.

The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as part of the town’s relocation.

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.