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Lösens kyrka

Address
Riksvägen 46, 37162, LYCKEBY
Municipality
Karlskrona Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Lund

Lösens kyrka stands close to the E22 a few kilometres north of Karlskrona, near Lyckeby in Blekinge. Built in the mid-19th century, it is known for a striking mural, medieval carvings and rune stones preserved from its predecessor.



The present church was built between 1858 and 1860, replacing an earlier medieval church that stood on the site from the 1200s. Parts of the older building were reused: the sacristy still contains three round-arched, lead-glazed windows salvaged from the earlier structure. The design, by the architect Johan Fredrik Åbom, follows the neoclassical style typical of church building in Sweden during much of the nineteenth century, and the church was consecrated on All Saints' Day 1860.

Constructed of granite and brick, the building has a rectangular nave with a chancel and sacristy to the east, and a west tower with rounded, Romanesque-inspired sound openings, topped by a lantern and helm roof crowned with a cross. Inside, the hall-church interior features tall round-arched windows and a barrel-vaulted ceiling. The chancel is dominated by a large mural of Christ carrying the cross, painted in 1936 by Gunnar Torhamn.

Several older furnishings survive from earlier phases of the church's life. A wooden crucifix carved in the 1300s hangs in the church, and a wooden sculpture of Saint Martin has been dated to the 1400s. An unused medieval font from the 1500s also remains. The richly carved baroque pulpit, complete with its sounding board, was made by Peder Christensen in 1636.

Other notable fittings include a communion rail with turned balusters, box-style pews with doors onto the central aisle, and an organ gallery with a curved central section. The church has had several organs over the years, the current main instrument dating from the twentieth century with later modifications, alongside a smaller choir organ installed in 1979.

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  • Café
  • Hearing loop

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Lösens kyrka

Lösens kyrka stands close to the E22 a few kilometres north of Karlskrona, near Lyckeby in Blekinge. Built in the mid-19th century, it is known for a striking mural, medieval carvings and rune stones preserved from its predecessor.

Riksvägen 46, 37162, LYCKEBY

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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: 18 Jul 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

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