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Founded: 17th centuryCategory: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Swedish Empire (Sweden)
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Mining in Garpenberg dates back to the 13th-century and the wooden chapel was built in the 17th century. It is the only survived miners' chapel in Sweden. There is a small mining museum in upstairs.
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.