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Gunnarskogs kyrka

Address
Järvens väg 11, Gunnarskog
Municipality
Arvika Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Karlstad

Gunnarskogs kyrka stands at Stommen in the old Jösse härad, where the lakes Gunnern and Bergsjön meet, around 20 km north of Arvika in Värmland. This whitewashed stone church, the third to occupy the site, is notable for its cross-shaped plan and finely carved wooden fittings.



The present church was completed in 1727, replacing an earlier wooden building, and probably has medieval origins on this spot. It is built of stone with a cross-shaped plan, a semicircular chancel to the east, a sacristy to the north and a tower to the west. The walls are whitewashed inside and out and pierced by round-arched windows.

As the parish grew, transepts were added in the 1780s to enlarge the church, and the flat ceiling was replaced at the same time by two intersecting barrel vaults. The current tower dates from the mid-1850s, replacing an earlier one; according to a local tradition, its design is said to have inspired the architect Ragnar Östberg when he created the tower of Stockholm City Hall, though this remains an anecdotal claim rather than a documented fact.

The church's woodwork is closely associated with the sculptor Isac Schulström (also spelled Schullström), who was frequently commissioned across Värmland. His pulpit of 1738 shows Christ, the evangelists and apostles set among acanthus carving, with a triumphant Christ surrounded by trumpeting angels on the canopy above. The altarpiece, dated 1739, depicts the Crucifixion as its central scene, and a gallery balustrade from 1757–60 is also attributed to him. This decorative style is often described locally as “bondbarock”, or peasant baroque.

In the 1950s the church was substantially restored under the architect Erik Lundberg, when new pews and new doors for the north and south entrances were installed.

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Gunnarskogs församling

Gunnarskogs kyrka

Gunnarskogs kyrka stands at Stommen in the old Jösse härad, where the lakes Gunnern and Bergsjön meet, around 20 km north of Arvika in Värmland. This whitewashed stone church, the third to occupy the site, is notable for its cross-shaped plan and finely carved wooden fittings.

Järvens väg 11, Gunnarskog

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