Östra Vemmenhög Church, Skurup, Sweden

The original Östra (East) Vemmenhög church was built in the 1100s. The chapel was added in 1580 for many of the near Dybäck castle owners are buried there. The church was enlarged in 1743 and got its present appearance in 1860. The font, made of sandstone, date from the 12th century.

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Linda Jönsson (2 years ago)
Canon that you could buy fir rice, for the graves, there were also grave candles to buy. Very cheap.

Erika Pettersson (2 years ago)
Incredibly beautiful church and congregation home?

Anders Strand (2 years ago)
Nice church with a well-kept beautiful cemetery.

Birgitta Malmborg (3 years ago)
Wonderfully beautiful church!

Göran Jeppson (3 years ago)
Nice church and good maintenance in the cemetery

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