Lindesberg Church

Lindesberg, Sweden

The earliest known traces of a Lindesberg town are in the foundations of the 14th century stone church and Cistercian abbey. The current church was built in 1658, but it suffered badly of great fire in 1869. The church was reconstructed to the current appearance in 1872.

References:

Marianne Mehling et al. Knaurs Kulturführer in Farbe. Schweden. München 1987.

Address

Norra Torggatan 2, Lindesberg, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 1658
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Swedish Empire (Sweden)

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Stig Falk (14 months ago)
Good.

Susan Kazooba (2 years ago)
After a wonderful midnight mass at the Christmas eve given by a joyful priest who greeted each guest in the hands and sanitised several times, on my way out I stood shortly in the fojer to wait for my family, only for an old man to come down by his nose first after missing a step because of the doors which stood half way open, I helped him up and to his walker. He didn't need more helo but a rest to calm down. But some how i couldn't shake off the thought about the absence of a ramp at the main entrance.

Anders Henry (2 years ago)
Stripped, ascetic church. Unfortunately, in terms of interior design, not the most beautiful of Bergslagen's churches!

Inger Pettersson (2 years ago)
It is a nice church, it is worth seeing, located by Lindesjön

AQUA MARIN (3 years ago)
❤️the only place that gives me hope in this world?

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