KIRUNA, Sweden — How do you move one of Sweden's most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck.

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The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved along a 5-kilometer route east to a new city center in northern Sweden 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

This week, thousands of visitors have descended upon Kiruna, a municipality with a population of roughly 23,000 people who live some 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle

The church's vicar kicked off the move with a blessing Tuesday morning, and the journey is scheduled to end Wednesday afternoon

The Kiruna Church — called Kirun

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