Gärdserum Church

Åtvidaberg, Sweden

The neo-Gothic Gärdserum church, designed by F. W. Scholander, was one of the first of its kind in Sweden. After its completion in 1857, it was formally dedicated on 16 August by Dean J. Laruensius. The church houses some fixtures from Åtvids old church. Among them is the chancel crucifix from the 1300s.

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730, Åtvidaberg, Sweden
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Founded: 1851-1857
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Union with Norway and Modernization (Sweden)

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Nick Westerlund (2 years ago)
Worth a visit. Wonderful view
Anders Franzen (2 years ago)
Beautiful church in Småland's environment and also nice staff and good information about the area
Inga Jonsson (3 years ago)
Quiet and beautiful place
magnus berggren (3 years ago)
Nice exterior quite simple indoors
Peder Hallberg (4 years ago)
Here is my Grandfather and Grandmother buried with two of their children. The children died at a young age.
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