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Lextorpskyrkan

Address
Lantmannavägen 155, 461 63, Trollhättan
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Skara

Lextorpskyrkan is a modern church in the Lextorp district of Trollhättan, Västra Götaland, built in 1971 and consecrated in 1973. Part of Trollhättans församling in the Diocese of Skara, it stands on a site with much older associations.



The church occupies the eastern wing of a small complex grouped around an open courtyard, with the rest of the buildings used for parish activities. It was designed by the architect Karl Erik Ydeskog in a contemporary style sometimes likened to the shape of a tent, using cast concrete with exposed aggregate combined with glass. The bell tower was added in 1973, the year of the church's consecration by Bishop Helge Brattgård, who is said to have called it the most beautiful church in the Skara diocese, though this remains a matter of local tradition rather than settled record.

The site itself may have been a gathering place long before the church was built. A grave mound survives near the bell tower, and in the courtyard stands a large stone with hollows worked into its upper surface, said by some to be a Bronze Age sacrificial or offering stone, though this identification rests on expert opinion rather than certainty.

Inside, the concrete ceiling carries sandblasted images designed by Ydeskog depicting scenes from the life of Christ: the Nativity, with Mary, the infant, angels and the Magi, on one side, and the deposition from the cross on the other, culminating in an empty cross symbolising the Resurrection. The altar, font and pulpit are also formed in concrete, continuing the material language of the building throughout. The chancel wall bears a ceramic artwork by a Spanish artist.

A serious fire in 1987 destroyed the sacristy and caused significant damage elsewhere in the building, including cracking to the concrete walls; repairs were completed later that same year. The church's organ, standing on the floor to the left of the main entrance, was built in 1986 by John Grönvall Orgelbyggeri and has a mechanical action with a speaking façade.

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Parking
  • Toilet
  • Wi-Fi
  • Café
  • Hearing loop
  • Ramp
  • Accessible toilet

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

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

Trollhättans församling

Lextorpskyrkan

Lextorpskyrkan is a modern church in the Lextorp district of Trollhättan, Västra Götaland, built in 1971 and consecrated in 1973. Part of Trollhättans församling in the Diocese of Skara, it stands on a site with much older associations.

Lantmannavägen 155, 461 63, Trollhättan

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

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

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

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