Gislöv Church

Trelleborg, Sweden

Gislöv Church chancel and naves dates back to the 1200s, and the tower was built in stages between the years 1760-1824. The original font descends from year 1656 and is the oldest inventory in the church. In year 1936 the vaults were reconstructed. They are richly decorated with frescoes and date from the 15th and 16th centuries. The renovation restored the church almost entirely in the condition it had been 500 years earlier. In the triumphal arch hangs a crucifix that descends from the 1400s. There is north of the church a graveyard considerably older than the current church.

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647, Trelleborg, Sweden
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Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

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A big nice church
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