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Linderås kyrka

Address
Kyrkbacken 1, Linderås
Municipality
Tranås Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Linderås kyrka is a parish church in Tranås pastorat, Småland, standing at Kyrkbacken in Linderås. Built in the late eighteenth century, it belongs to Linköping diocese and retains notable furnishings from an earlier medieval building on the site.



The present church was built in 1793–1794 in a restrained neoclassical style, with a tower and a sacristy added at the eastern end. It replaced an earlier Romanesque stone church that had stood on the same site.

Although that medieval building no longer survives, two of its furnishings were carried over into the new church and remain among its most interesting features. A limestone font, thought to date from around 1200 and possibly linked to the so-called Bestiarius workshop, is a striking survival of Romanesque stone carving. Alongside it is a triumphal crucifix carved from lime wood, dated to the third quarter of the fourteenth century, a rare medieval object to have survived the rebuilding of the church.

The church has had a succession of organs since the seventeenth century, reflecting the parish's long musical tradition. An organ with six stops was acquired from Norrköping in 1678, followed by further instruments in 1693 and 1754. The organ in use today was built in 1864 by Erik Nordström of Flisby, a mechanical two-manual instrument. It has undergone several changes over the twentieth century, including alterations in 1948 and 1961, before restoration work in 1976 and again in 2000 sought to return it closer to its original 1864 condition; its façade pipework is understood still to await restoration.

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  • Hearing loop

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Linderås kyrka

Linderås kyrka is a parish church in Tranås pastorat, Småland, standing at Kyrkbacken in Linderås. Built in the late eighteenth century, it belongs to Linköping diocese and retains notable furnishings from an earlier medieval building on the site.

Kyrkbacken 1, Linderås

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Provider record updated: 11 Sep 2024. This is not an independent verification date.

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