Skip to main content

Amsbergs kapell

Address
Norr Amsberg 320, Borlänge
Municipality
Borlänge Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Västerås

Amsbergs kapell is a small red-painted timber chapel near Borlänge, in Stora Tuna parish, Västerås diocese. Built in 1683, it is known for its richly carved medieval altarpiece and remains a popular choice for baptisms and weddings.



The chapel was built in 1683 using traditional log-timber construction, with a rectangular nave and chancel to the east. A sacristy was added to the northeast and a porch to the southwest, and the exterior is clad in standing red-painted timber panelling beneath a hipped roof.

The building has seen some alteration over the centuries. The sacristy was enlarged between 1749 and 1751, at the same time as the current porch was built. A restoration in 1924–1925, led by architect Magnus Dahlander, saw the removal of a west tower that had likely stood since the chapel's original construction. A freestanding bell tower, also designed by Dahlander, was erected south of the chapel in 1925.

The chapel's most striking possession is its carved oak altarpiece, made in Lübeck in the 1490s and transferred here from Stora Tuna church in 1759; it was given a new frame in 1652. The pulpit, dating from 1621, also came originally from Stora Tuna church, and its sounding board carries five statuettes from the 1400s. The font, with a pinewood stand and pewter basin, dates from the mid-1700s.

The small churchyard surrounding the chapel was laid out around 1800 but only formally opened in 1841. It is now full, and burials rarely take place there today. Among those buried is the artist Pelle Hedman, whose grave is marked by a stone raised by the local heritage society.

Opening hours

Opening hours have not been confirmed for the current date. This does not mean the church is closed.

Check access with the parish before travelling. Services and seasonal changes can affect visits.

Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop

Listed by the provider; availability has not been independently checked. An unlisted facility is not necessarily unavailable.

Stora Tuna och Torsångs pastorat

Amsbergs kapell

Amsbergs kapell is a small red-painted timber chapel near Borlänge, in Stora Tuna parish, Västerås diocese. Built in 1683, it is known for its richly carved medieval altarpiece and remains a popular choice for baptisms and weddings.

Norr Amsberg 320, Borlänge

Explore this church: Amsbergs kapell

Church information: Svenska kyrkan, Platser · CC BY 4.0. Each church page includes its credits and visiting notes.

Other churches in the same diocese

Basic listing

Lumshedens kapell

Lumshedens kapell is a small wooden chapel in the village of Lumsheden, on the border between Dalarna and Gästrikland, within the Svärdsjö-Envikens pastorate. It offers a simple, unassuming stop for visitors exploring this rural corner…

Lumsheden 109

View church details: Lumshedens kapell
Basic listing

Svärdsjö kyrka

Svärdsjö kyrka stands around a kilometre north of the village of Svärdsjö in Dalarna, and serves as the parish church of Svärdsjö, part of the Enviken and Sundborn pastorate within the Church of Sweden.

Kyrkbyn 80

View church details: Svärdsjö kyrka
Basic listing

Vikers kyrka

Vikers kyrka is a parish church in the Nora bergslag parish, in Örebro County, part of the Diocese of Västerås. Built in the 1870s, it stands close to a lake that gave the settlement its…

Prästgatan 1, B

View church details: Vikers kyrka

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: 13 May 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 4011cb6b-c598-4fab-bb7e-a4edfb925fbc

Guide sources

This English guide combines, abridges and translates the sources below with AI assistance, with editorial contributions by Churches in Sweden. It has not been independently verified. The adapted guide text is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photographs and map data have their own terms.

Suggest a correction

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

Sources, licences & reuse

Independent guide

Churches in Sweden is an independent guide. It is not an official Svenska kyrkan website and does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

Church information

Source: Svenska kyrkan — Platser, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. English adaptations by Churches in Sweden are identified on each profile. Our adaptations solely from Platser are offered under CC BY 4.0. Guides combining Wikipedia with other compatible sources are identified individually and offered under CC BY-SA 4.0; this covers that guide text, not the whole website. Separately credited third-party material retains its stated terms. Independently written descriptions are identified on their profiles. Imported material has not been independently verified. Original names and visiting details are retained; presentation is reformatted. Each profile identifies its source record and any additional supplied credits.

You may reuse the licensed church material under CC BY 4.0, including commercially, with the required attribution, licence link and indication of changes. No additional site restriction overrides those rights. The licence does not automatically cover separately credited images or map data.

Provider disclaimer

Svenska kyrkan supplies Platser data without guaranteeing that it is correct, current, complete across its organisation, or always available. The material is provided as-is and as-available, subject to the licence’s disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability.

Svenska kyrkan kan ej garantera att den data som finns i Platser:
– är korrekt.
– är aktuell.
– är komplett för hela Svenska kyrkans organisation.
– alltid är tillgänglig.

Preserved provider agreement · Full licence

Automatic diocese associations use the organisation codes from Svenska kyrkan UnitAPI. An association does not establish ownership or denomination. External editorial sources are credited separately.

Map and photographs

Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL and © OpenMapTiles. Tiles and style are served by World Class Maps. Map rendering uses MapLibre GL JS. The map’s own attribution remains visible.

Photographs are credited individually with their own licence or permission. The API data licence does not automatically cover photographs. No images are imported automatically.