Rya Church Ruins

Örkelljunga, Sweden

The first Rya church was completed in the late 1100s. It might by built by monks from the Herrevad Abbey. Today impressive ruins of this church remain. The new brick-church was inaugurated in 1875. The original font (1100s) has been brought from the old church.

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Address

Rya 144, Örkelljunga, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Elisabeth Andersson (2 years ago)
Nice

Urban Nilsson (3 years ago)
Wow!

Christel Graff (3 years ago)
Fantastic excursion and wonderful environment. Fun to see everything that has been preserved that is used a lot for various events today .

Erik Pettersson (Snille - sNi-FPV) (3 years ago)
Worth a visit, but nothing special.

Rikard Lundgren (4 years ago)
Arrived in the middle of the night. At this hour this place was really intriguing and almost fearfully interesting. In the light of dawn.. well... it was just a marvel to behold. See for yourselves.

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