Västra Kärrstorp Church

Svedala, Sweden

Västra Kärrstorp Church was built in the Romanesque style around the year 1200. Sometime during the 14th to 15th centuries, the tower was added, which has the same height as the nave. In the 15th century, the church interior was equipped with vaults decorated with frescoes. A comprehensive reconstruction of the church took place in 1863 under the direction of architect Carl Georg Brunius when brick transepts were added. The choir and sacristy were also renovated. A restoration was carried out in 1953 under the supervision of cathedral architect Eiler Graebe, during which a new altar was added, benches were modified, floors were redone, and the northern transept was converted into a sacristy.

In its current form, the church consists of a nave with a rounded choir in the east. On the western side of the nave, there is a narrower church tower of the same height as the rest of the church. Transepts extend from the north and south sides of the nave. The exterior walls are white plastered, and the roofs are covered with unpainted sheet metal.

The baptismal font in gray artificial stone dates from the 1890s. The font is octagonal and designed in a neo-Gothic style. Above the baptismal font hangs a gilded dove. The wooden pulpit dates from the 1890s. The altar was constructed in 1953 and is built with hewn sandstone blocks. The altar slab is made of the same material.

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Founded: c. 1200
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

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sv.wikipedia.org

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Arne Martin (3 years ago)
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Jens Nilsson (6 years ago)
A beautiful village church in all its simplicity.
Robert Karlsson (7 years ago)
Nice little church.
Pontus Eric Hellberg (8 years ago)
Small beautiful church in Svedala SD-land
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