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Apelvikshöjds kyrka

Address
Rödaledstigen 24, Varberg
Municipality
Varbergs Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Göteborg

Apelvikshöjds kyrka stands in the southern part of Varberg, on Hallands' coast, with views towards the sea. Built in the late twentieth century, it is a modern parish church serving the local community within the Church of Sweden.



The church was designed by architects Arne Nygård and Kjell Malmquist of Gothenburg and completed in 1989, when it was consecrated in May of that year. The main worship space sits to the east and connects to a lower, horseshoe-shaped section to the west, which houses the sacristy, a meeting hall, kitchen, entrance hall, toilets and a group room. A small church square adjoins the building, with a freestanding bell tower topped by a weathercock in the shape of a rooster.

Inside, the free-standing altar is furnished with an altarpiece in the form of an icon by the artist Erland Forsberg. The candlesticks and christening bowl were cast at the Fongs brass foundry, while the ceiling chandelier is a copy of an original found in Vadstena Abbey, one of Sweden's most historically significant religious sites.

The mechanical organ was built in 1992 by Hammarbergs Orgelbyggeri and has fifteen stops across two manuals and pedal, a modest but characteristic instrument for a church of this age and scale.

Opening hours

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Toilet
  • Wi-Fi
  • Hearing loop
  • Accessible toilet

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Apelvikshöjds kyrka

Apelvikshöjds kyrka stands in the southern part of Varberg, on Hallands' coast, with views towards the sea. Built in the late twentieth century, it is a modern parish church serving the local community within the Church of Sweden.

Rödaledstigen 24, Varberg

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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: 28 Mar 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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