Religious sites in Sweden
Falsterbo Church
The oldest parts of St. Gertrude’s Church in Falsterbo were built in the 14th century. The tower and vaultings were added in the 15th century. The medieval porch and sacristy were demolished in 1800’s. There are several wooden scupltures in the church, made probably in the Northern Germany. The triptych is dated to 1400 and altar was made around 1500. The pulpit date also from the 16th century.
Founded: 14th century |
Location:
Skanör-Falsterbo, Sweden
Anga Church
Anga church, built in the 1200s, is one of the smallest in Gotland. The interior is richly decorated by master Halvard. The altar date from the 14th century and triumph cruficix from the 15th century. The pulpi was made in the late 1600s. There is a runic inscription in the northern wall listing peasants, who worked in the construction.
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Katthammarsvik, Sweden
Vickleby Church
The oldest parts of Vickleby church date from the mid-1100s. the tower, also built for defensive purposes, was completed around 1200. Vickleby church (as well as other churches nearby) were heavily damaged by Danish army in 1677. The eastern part and apsis were rebuilt in 1778. The interior date mainly from the 18th century, like the altar (1778) and pulpit (1763). The stone-made babtismal font was made for the original ...
Founded: ca. 1150 |
Location:
Färjestaden, Sweden
Torshälla Church
The present Torshälla Church building was originally erected in Romanesque style during the 12th century at the old heathen sacrificial place of Torsharg. Torshälla was granted city rights in 1317, making the old church insufficient for the growing population of the town. A newnave was added to the west, transforming the old nave into a choir. During the 15th century, the church tower, church porch and vaulted ...
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Torshälla, Sweden
Bodarp Church
Bodard Church was originally built in Romanesque style in the late 1100s or early 1200s. The tower and vaults were added in 1400s. The church was enlarged in 1864 according the design of Carl Georg Brunius. The altar dates from the 1500s, pulpit and baptismal font from 1640.
Founded: c. 1200 |
Location:
Trelleborg, Sweden
Vänge Church
Vänge Church dates from the Middle Ages, and the oldest parts of the building date from the 13th century. It was successively expanded during the 14th and 15th centuries. The latest medieval additions - among them, the brick vaults inside the church - were probably funded by a local guild called the Guild of St. John the Baptist, that existed in Vänge at the time. The church however derives much of its present-day appea ...
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Uppsala, Sweden
Öja Church
The chancel and apsis of Öja Church were built in the early 13th century. The high tower, used as a landmark for seafarers, was completed in the middle 1300’s by building master Egypticus. The mural paintings, made in different centuries, are worth seeing. The most beautiful artefact in the church is a cross made around 1275.
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Gotland, Sweden
Marsvinsholm Church
Marsvinsholm Church was built in 1862-1867 according the plan of Christian Zwingmann. It replaced medieval Balkåkra, Snårestad, and Skårby churches. The red-brick church was influenced by Italian pre-Renaissance churches and it is the largest in Scania.
Founded: 1862-1867 |
Location:
Ystad, Sweden
Holy Cross Priory
Holy Cross Abbey was an important Augustinian monastery located in Skåne's old capital, Dalby. It’s history began as a Viking Age royal manor. The buildings along with a granite chapel were donated for the establishment of a Benedictine monastery during the reign of King Sweyn II of Denmark, who gifted the old manor on which the abbey was to be built and two and a half other rented properties to fund its const ...
Founded: 1060 |
Location:
Dalby, Sweden
Grundsunda Church
The stone church of Grundsunda was probably built in the 14th century. Arches were added later in the Middle Ages as well as the porch and sacristy. Walls and the roof were decorated with murals around 1600, but them were overpainted in the 19th century. The wooden belfry was erected in 1794. The unique font dates from the 17th century and is made of single piece of wood. The pulpit was carved by Tomas Kiempe in the 1720s ...
Founded: 14th century |
Location:
Husum, Sweden
Länna Church
Länna Church was built around the year 1300, but the baptismal font is from the earlier church. The crucifix dates from the 14th century. The Baroque style interior interior was mainly donated by near Penningby estate owner in the 17th century.
Founded: c. 1300 |
Location:
Norrtälje, Sweden
Norra Nöbbelöv Church
The original church in Norra Nöbbelöv was built in the 12th century, but it was demolished in 1899. The current Neo-Gothic style church was completed in 1901. The font (made in the 12th century) was moved from the old church. The triptych from the 15th century is today located at Lund University Historical Museum.
Founded: 1900-1901 |
Location:
Lund, Sweden
Floda Church
Floda church well known for its architecture and decorations. The original church was built in the 12th century, but the current brick church was built over it in 1886-1888. The rich mural paintings were made in 1480s by Albertus Pictor and are very well-preserved. The original colours are still visible due walls have never been whitewashed or overpainted as usually in old churches. There is a Baroque chapel of field mar ...
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Floda, Sweden
Algutsrum Church
The church of Algutstrum was originally built in the 12th century. The original tower was incorporated into the present neo-classical style church built in 1822. The most significant artefact in the church is a altarpiece made in Northern Germany in 1475. Also the font originate from Middle Ages. The Rococo-style pulpit was made in 1775 by Jonas Berggren. The Algutsrum Church stands at the highest point on Öland.
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Färjestaden, Öland, Sweden
St. Nicholas' Church
St. Nicholas’ Church (Sankt Nicolai kyrka) date from the 12th century and is the oldest in the Arborga area. It has been rebuilt several times. Originally single-nave church was extended to three-nave already in the 1200’s. The richly decorated altar is made in Lübeck in 1510. The pulpit date from 1788.
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Arboga, Sweden
Gothem Church
Gothem church is one of the biggest in Gotland. The oldest part, apsis and sacristy date from the 1200s. The tower was completed around 1350. It was damaged by lightning in the 19th century and restored. The church bell is the largest medieval one in Gotland, made in 1374. The interior is decorated with mural paintings dating from the 14th century. There are remains of the older church outside and also a defence tower bu ...
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Gothem, Sweden
Vallkärra Church
Vallkärra Church was built in the 1100s in Romanesque style. Today only the choir remains of the original church, it was largely restored and rebuilt in 1844-1845.
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Lund, Sweden
Hedemora Church
Hedemora Church was founded in the 12th or 13th century and is the oldest surviving building in the town. The church has a font that is believed to be as old as the church. It also possesses a crucifix that would have been used in processions before the Reformation, which is believed to date from the same period. The pulpit is a beautiful Baroque work, from the early eighteenth century, and well worth seeing.
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Hedemora, Sweden
Hjo Church
The first church in Hjo was built sometimes in the late 1200s or early 1300s. It was destroyed by fire in 1794 and the current church replaced it in 1799. The current tower was erected during the restoration in the early 1900s.
Founded: 1799 |
Location:
Hjo, Sweden
Sollentuna Church
Sollentuna Church originates from the late 1100s but it has been restored and enlarged several times. The current appearance dates from the 1600s. In 1560 remnants of Gustav Vasa and his two wives were held in Sollentuna church on the way to funeral in Uppsala Cathedral. The interior is decorated with murals by famous Albertus Pictor school in the late 1400s. The thurible dates from the 1200s and font was made in Gotland ...
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Sollentuna, Sweden