Norra Sandsjö Church, Nässjö, Sweden

Norra Sandsjö church was originally built in the late 1100s. It has been enlarged later in the Middle Ages and again in the 1600s. The tower collapsed in 1635 and replaced with external bell tower. The Baroque-style interior is mainly from the early 18th century.

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Lotta Palmblad (4 years ago)
Belongs to my hometown. It is so beautiful and peaceful. That's just the way it is

Sten-Thomas Brohede (4 years ago)
A very beautiful nice. Church with fine paintings and sculptures.

Jörgen Agerskov (4 years ago)
Very nice inside the church

Pierre Collén (5 years ago)
Family cemetery (Coålén & Lundberg) on my mother's side ... beautiful church with beautiful surroundings.

Lotta Nordvall (5 years ago)
Very special to beautiful 12th century church with fantastic surroundings at Sandsjön's beach ?. Also wonderful acoustics that appear at the nice concerts given there regularly. Well worth a visit??

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