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Founded: 1863Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Union with Norway and Modernization (Sweden)
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The first church in Halmstad was built in the 12th century. It was torn down inn 1862 and the current church was completed a year later. It was designed by Adolf Hawerman. The font (made around the year 1200) and medieval crucifix were moved from the old church.
References:The first written record of church in Danmark locality date back to the year 1291. Close to the church are several stones with a Christian text and cross inscribed. The oldest parts of the present red-brick church are from the 1300s. In the late 1400s the church was enlarged to the appearance it has today. The church has been modified both internally and externally several times, among other things after the fires in 1699 and 1889. There are lot of well-preserved mural paintings in the walls.