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Torpshammars kyrka

Address
FRÄNSTAVÄGEN 299
Municipality
Ånge kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Härnösand

Torpshammars kyrka is a parish church serving the community of Torpshammar within Torps parish, in the Diocese of Härnösand. Built in the 1930s, it stands close to an older churchyard and freestanding bell tower that predate the present building.



The church was constructed in 1937 by master builder Eric Olsson, to designs by the architect David Frykman, and was consecrated the following year. It has a brick structure resting on a granite foundation, and is topped by a hipped slate roof with a slender pointed ridge turret, giving the building a distinctive silhouette against the surrounding landscape.

A churchyard had already existed on the site since 1914, and a separate wooden bell tower was erected in 1915 beside a burial chapel, so visitors will find elements of the older graveyard setting alongside the newer church building.

Inside, the altarpiece was painted by Erik Stenholm. Along the boundary of the churchyard facing the road runs a decorative wrought-iron fence, the work of the blacksmith Birger Vestin of Ede, whose ironwork incorporates figures said to symbolise biblical events — a detail worth pausing over for anyone interested in local craftsmanship.

The church organ dates from 1955, built by A. Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik of Lund as an electro-pneumatic instrument. While its technical specification is of interest mainly to organ enthusiasts, its presence reflects the mid-twentieth-century character of the church's furnishings, consistent with the relatively late construction date of the building itself.

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Facilities & accessibility

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  • Toilet
  • Ramp

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A listed ramp does not confirm step-free access throughout the building.

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Torpshammars kyrka

Torpshammars kyrka is a parish church serving the community of Torpshammar within Torps parish, in the Diocese of Härnösand. Built in the 1930s, it stands close to an older churchyard and freestanding bell tower that predate the present building.

FRÄNSTAVÄGEN 299

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Sources & credits

Provider catalogue data: Svenska kyrkan, Platser, CC BY 4.0. Separately credited descriptions retain their stated source and licence terms. Catalogue and visiting data reformatted from the provider. The English guide combines and abridges separately credited sources below.

Provider record updated: 28 Jan 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 5c835f5c-3536-4800-88cf-e79ed52431d4

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Church data retrieved 24 Sep 2026. Visiting details have not been independently verified.

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