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A City on the Move. Literally.
Countries sometimes have to make unusual decisions to preserve their cultural heritage. Sweden's northernmost town of Kiruna, for example, will move its city center a few miles away. It needs to save it from sinking into the ground because of some underground cracks created by iron ore mining.
Moving some buildings is harder than others. The city hall, for one thing, needs to be cut it into six pieces and then moved. The biggest problem the town is facing now is finding a new location for their downtown.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, Sweden
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Mark Ashley Jan 14th 2007 11:56AM
For what it's worth, this story is from September 2004, according to the BBC link you provide.
Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where they move Springfield after the garbage dumps overflow...