Medåker Church

Arboga, Sweden

Medåker Church was probably built in the late 13th century. The vestry and porch were added during the 1300’s. The church was widened to the north around 1490. The tower and tall, slender spire date back to 1652.

The limestone fonts were made in the 13th century and the altar in the late 15th century. The pulpit was carved in 1627.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Sockenvägen 6A, Arboga, Sweden

See all sites in Arboga

Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

wikimapia.org

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Arboga Museum (8 km)
Jädersbruk (5,3 km)

Arboga Town Hall (8,1 km)
The Church of the Holy Trinity (8,2 km)
St. Nicholas' Church (8,1 km)
Julita Manor (37,3 km)
Glanshammar Church (25 km)
Skinnskatteberg Manor (41,9 km)
Trångfors Forge (31,8 km)
Stora Mellösa Church (30,4 km)
Ödeby Church (19,9 km)

User Reviews

Niknill Gun (5 years ago)
Beautiful church, everyone who works in the congregation does a fine job

Inger Wahlborg (6 years ago)
Flowers on mom's grave and candles via Fonus double weekend.

Sven-Åke Eriksson (6 years ago)
Very nice old church, located next to the school

inventor 03 (6 years ago)
Unbelievably nice in the summer. And well-behaved, it's also five stars of me!

NessLover94 (6 years ago)
One of the finest churches in this country. Very peaceful and not so close to the city.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Andy Hay

Historic Site of the week

Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.