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Valinge kyrka

Address
Lindbergs församlingshem, 43292, Varberg
Municipality
Varbergs Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Göteborg

Valinge kyrka, a whitewashed stone church near Varberg in the province of Halland, serves Lindberga församling within the Diocese of Gothenburg. Though a church here was recorded as early as 1337, the present building dates from 1891 and is a good example of late nineteenth-century Neo-Romanesque parish architecture.



The church's tower was actually built earlier than the rest of the building, in 1840, and was later incorporated into the new nave and chancel completed in 1891 to designs by the architect Fredrik Ekholm, with I. P. Andersson of Skövde as master builder. The building is rendered in white over a granite plinth, with a low-pitched nave roof and a semicircular apsidal chancel as wide as the nave itself. Small round-arched windows are characteristic of the style.

On the west face of the tower, wrought-iron letters read CXJVJ, the monogram of King Karl XIV Johan, a reminder of the tower's earlier construction date. The tower is topped with a pyramid-shaped spire and a copper cross and orb.

Inside, the font is a carved oak piece in Baroque style dating from the seventeenth century, while the altarpiece is a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. A wooden angel bearing a trumpet, made in the eighteenth century, hangs in the chancel arch. The silver communion chalice is gilded and dates from the 1520s, making it by far the oldest surviving furnishing in the church. The chancel windows contain stained glass depicting the four evangelists, and three more recent paintings of biblical scenes by Lennart Linjer are also displayed in the church.

The two bells are of particular interest to visitors curious about the church's older fittings: the larger bell was cast in the sixteenth century and weighs just over a tonne, while the smaller was cast in 1782. The current pneumatic organ was built in 1958 by Tostareds Kyrkorgelfabrik, incorporating an earlier organ façade from 1891 by Salomon Molander.

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Lindberga församling

Valinge kyrka

Valinge kyrka, a whitewashed stone church near Varberg in the province of Halland, serves Lindberga församling within the Diocese of Gothenburg. Though a church here was recorded as early as 1337, the present building dates from 1891 and is a good example of late nineteenth-century Neo-Romanesque parish architecture.

Lindbergs församlingshem, 43292, Varberg

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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: 9 Jun 2022. This is not an independent verification date.

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