Balkåkra Church Ruins

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Balkåkra stone church was built around 1200. While the original masonry of the Romanesque church is no longer exists, the church has a preserved late medieval church tower and the mausoleum of the owners of the nearby Marsvinsholm Castle.

It was abandoned in 1867 when Marsvinholm church was completed. The restoration was done in the 20th century. Today it is occasionally used for worship services.

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Address
Balkåkravägen 227, Ystad, Sweden

Established
ca. 1200

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