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Bredträsks kapell

Municipality
Bjurholms Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Bredträsks kapell is a small chapel of the Church of Sweden in the village of Bredträsk in Bjurholm, Västerbotten, serving the churchyard laid out there in the late 1950s.



The chapel was built between 1957 and 1959 to designs by the architect Kjell Wretling, at the same time as a new churchyard was established on the site. It was consecrated in 1966. The building has a brick structure beneath a hipped roof covered with clay tiles, and the exterior walls are finished in whitewash, giving it a plain, functional character typical of small Swedish parish chapels of the period.

Inside, the interior continues this simple palette: whitewashed walls are combined with an angled ceiling clad in blue-painted wooden panelling, giving the small worship space a distinctive touch of colour overhead. The furnishings are unfitted, loose pews rather than fixed benches, and the floor is covered with novilon, a practical vinyl flooring material. To the left of the altar, a small bay window admits side light, a modest but effective architectural detail in an otherwise unadorned room.

Outside stands a free-standing wooden bell tower with a shingle-clad spire, a common arrangement in Swedish rural chapels where the bell is housed separately rather than integrated into the main building.

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

  • Parking
  • Toilet
  • 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.

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

Nysätra kyrka

Nysätra kyrka stands in the village of Ånäset, the northernmost church in its parish, with the red parish hall opposite. This modest 18th-century wooden church still offers a glimpse of a well-preserved rural place of…

Kyrkvägen 3, 91598, BYGDEÅ

View church details: Nysätra kyrka
Basic listing

Bösta bönhus

Activities at Bösta prayer house are carried out in an ecumenical spirit. Services are held here and the house also serves as a gathering point for the villagers.

Bösta bönhus, 905 86, Umeå

View church details: Bösta bönhus

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: 19 Oct 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: de55fe66-54f1-45bb-b014-c85bc9c51f11

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.

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

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– är korrekt.
– är aktuell.
– är komplett för hela Svenska kyrkans organisation.
– alltid är tillgänglig.

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