Röstånga Church

Röstånga, Sweden

Röstånga stone church was built around 1200. The small tower was added in 1813 and the church was enlarged in 1832. The medieval porch was replaced with a new one in 1715. Inside the church the sandstone font dates from the Middle ages.

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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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Ludvig Lindgren (12 months ago)
It was pretty dead in the graveyard!
Jörgen Nilsson (4 years ago)
Worth a visit!
Dizzy A (5 years ago)
Ingvar Lundberg (5 years ago)
I have been in Sunday School and that was where I was on my first communion after I had been confirmed in Billinge Church. In 1955.
Billy Garratt (5 years ago)
Nice old church
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