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Båtskärsnäs kyrka

Address
Kyrkvägen 4, 952 95, Båtskärsnäs
Municipality
Kalix Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Båtskärsnäs kyrka is a modern parish church in the village of Båtskärsnäs, in Kalix municipality, northern Sweden. Built in the 1970s, it belongs to the Church of Sweden and serves the local community within Kalix parish, Diocese of Luleå.



The timber church was built in 1974 to designs by architect Torsten Thuresson. Construction began that spring, with the building consecrated on 8 September 1974 by Dean Olaus Brännström. It reflects a straightforward, functional style typical of Swedish parish churches from this period.

The building consists of a rectangular nave under a steep pitched roof, joined to a flat-roofed parish wing. Both parts are covered with sheet-metal roofing and clad externally in red timber panelling, giving the church a modest, unassuming presence in the village.

Inside, the walls and ceiling are lined with untreated, natural-coloured timber panelling, creating a warm and simple interior. Daylight enters through narrow window strips along the side walls and through a tall, slender window above the altar, drawing attention to the altar wall. The pews are built from unpainted wood and arranged in open sections rather than enclosed pews.

A freestanding bell tower stands beside the church, consecrated in 1976, two years after the main building.

Among the church's fittings are textile hangings on the altar wall, woven at Gammelstads väveri, a weaving workshop associated with the nearby historic church town of Gammelstad.

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Kalix församling

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Båtskärsnäs kyrka

Båtskärsnäs kyrka is a modern parish church in the village of Båtskärsnäs, in Kalix municipality, northern Sweden. Built in the 1970s, it belongs to the Church of Sweden and serves the local community within Kalix parish, Diocese of Luleå.

Kyrkvägen 4, 952 95, Båtskärsnäs

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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: 20 Nov 2024. This is not an independent verification date.

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