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Marbäcks kyrka

Address
Marbäcks kyrka
Municipality
Aneby Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Marbäcks kyrka is a parish church in Aneby, Jönköping County, standing near Lake Ralången. Its oldest parts date back to the medieval period, and it remains the church of Aneby parish within the Church of Sweden.



The nave and chancel were built of grey stone, most likely in the 1100s or 1200s (sources differ on the exact century). During the 1400s, brick vaults were added to the ceiling and a sacristy was built onto the church, giving it much of the layout still visible today.

The building was later extended, with timber transepts and a porch added in 1671 and 1698. These were rebuilt in stone in 1913. The porch itself was replaced in 1879 by the present stone tower, topped with a lantern and tall spire, which remains one of the church's most recognisable exterior features.

Inside, the vaulted ceiling bears wall paintings depicting the story of Creation, thought to have been made in the early 1500s, possibly by a painter known as Master Amund or others working in his style. Decorative drapery paintings were added later, in 1773, by the church painter Daniel Meijer.

The altarpiece, in Renaissance style, was painted in 1684 by an artist named Fritzberger and shows scenes of the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and the Ascension. The pulpit, complete with its sounding board, dates from the 1600s. The font is a more modern addition, designed in 1961 by the artist Georg Trapp of Gränna.

The church also contains two organs of note: a gallery organ with a façade from an 1859 instrument by Erik Nordström, rebuilt in 1948, and a smaller mechanical choir organ built in 1978.

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Facilities & accessibility

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  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop

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Marbäcks kyrka

Marbäcks kyrka is a parish church in Aneby, Jönköping County, standing near Lake Ralången. Its oldest parts date back to the medieval period, and it remains the church of Aneby parish within the Church of Sweden.

Marbäcks kyrka

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Provider record updated: 29 Sep 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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