Skip to main content

Esmareds kapell

Address
Esmared 549, 313 97, Simlångsdalen
Municipality
Halmstads Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Göteborg

Esmareds kapell is a small chapel in the village of Esmared, east of Simlångsdalen in Halmstad Municipality, Sweden. Originally a schoolhouse moved from Torpa in Småland, it has served the local community as both school and place of worship for over a century.



The building began life as a wooden schoolhouse, relocated to its present site in 1890. In 1913 it was extended with a chapel section designed by the parish rector Richard Conricus, and consecrated in November that year. The chapel hall has a narrower, straight-ended chancel and is faced externally with light-painted timber panelling. Inside, a round-arched window sits above the altar, and the hall is covered by a panelled ceiling, with the chancel divided off by a rounded arch.

The school continued to operate alongside the chapel until 1956, when the final school examination day was held and the school closed. The surrounding area was transferred between parishes over the years, moving to Breareds församling in 1959 and, since 2013, forming part of Snöstorps församling within the Diocese of Gothenburg.

In 1972 the former schoolroom and chapel hall were combined into a single space. At that time the congregation acquired pew fittings from the old Martin Luther church in Halmstad, while the original pews were kept in an outbuilding. Much of the interior, including the pulpit and font, dates from the 1913 building work and was designed by Conricus. The chancel arch bears a biblical inscription, and the altar decoration consists of a stained-glass window in the east wall of the chancel. Two organs stand near the rear wall: an old school organ and one on loan from Breareds kyrka.

A freestanding bell tower was added at the chapel's south-western corner in 1999, funded by donations, with its bell cast at the Skånska klockgjuteriet foundry in Hammenhög. A further renovation in 2017 saw the chapel hall fitted with a new pine floor and freshly painted walls and ceiling, with the old pews returned, repainted, to their places.

Opening hours

Opening hours have not been confirmed for the current date. This does not mean the church is closed.

Open week 29, Monday–Friday and Sunday, 13.00–16.00. Evening programme events. See the website svenskakyrkan.se/snostorp

Check access with the parish before travelling. Services and seasonal changes can affect visits.

Facilities & accessibility

  • Parking
  • Toilet

Listed by the provider; availability has not been independently checked. An unlisted facility is not necessarily unavailable.

Snöstorps församling

Esmareds kapell

Esmareds kapell is a small chapel in the village of Esmared, east of Simlångsdalen in Halmstad Municipality, Sweden. Originally a schoolhouse moved from Torpa in Småland, it has served the local community as both school and place of worship for over a century.

Esmared 549, 313 97, Simlångsdalen

Explore this church: Esmareds kapell

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

Aspenkyrkan

Aspenkyrkan is a brick church in the south-western part of Lerum, Sweden, built in the early 1970s for the Church of Sweden. This guide draws on Swedish Wikipedia and local records to outline its architecture,…

Bentzels väg 1, 443 51, Lerum

View church details: Aspenkyrkan
Basic listing

S:t Olofs kapell

S:t Olofs kapell, in Tylösand near Halmstad, is a wooden chapel with a remarkable history of relocation and reconstruction. Consecrated in 1950, it is looked after by the independent Föreningen S:t Olofs Kapell rather than…

Tjuvahålsvägen 14, 302 73, Halmstad

View church details: S:t Olofs kapell

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: 16 Jun 2026. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 166b2f3d-1107-4222-9e2b-5d6e27db7eb3

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.

Suggest a correction

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

Sources, licences & reuse

Independent guide

Churches in Sweden is an independent guide. It is not an official Svenska kyrkan website and does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

Church information

Source: Svenska kyrkan — Platser, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. English adaptations by Churches in Sweden are identified on each profile. Our adaptations solely from Platser are offered under CC BY 4.0. Guides combining Wikipedia with other compatible sources are identified individually and offered under CC BY-SA 4.0; this covers that guide text, not the whole website. Separately credited third-party material retains its stated terms. Independently written descriptions are identified on their profiles. Imported material has not been independently verified. Original names and visiting details are retained; presentation is reformatted. Each profile identifies its source record and any additional supplied credits.

You may reuse the licensed church material under CC BY 4.0, including commercially, with the required attribution, licence link and indication of changes. No additional site restriction overrides those rights. The licence does not automatically cover separately credited images or map data.

Provider disclaimer

Svenska kyrkan supplies Platser data without guaranteeing that it is correct, current, complete across its organisation, or always available. The material is provided as-is and as-available, subject to the licence’s disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability.

Svenska kyrkan kan ej garantera att den data som finns i Platser:
– är korrekt.
– är aktuell.
– är komplett för hela Svenska kyrkans organisation.
– alltid är tillgänglig.

Preserved provider agreement · Full licence

Automatic diocese associations use the organisation codes from Svenska kyrkan UnitAPI. An association does not establish ownership or denomination. External editorial sources are credited separately.

Map and photographs

Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL and © OpenMapTiles. Tiles and style are served by World Class Maps. Map rendering uses MapLibre GL JS. The map’s own attribution remains visible.

Photographs are credited individually with their own licence or permission. The API data licence does not automatically cover photographs. No images are imported automatically.