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Askers kyrka

Address
Askervägen, 71594, Odensbacken
Municipality
Örebro Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Strängnäs

Askers kyrka is a parish church standing on a hilltop in Askersby, in the borderland between forest and open plain in Örebro county. A church is thought to have stood on this site since the 1200s, though the present building dates largely from the 1760s.



The current church was built mainly between 1764 and 1766, replacing an earlier medieval stone church, though it remains uncertain how much, if any, of that older structure survives within the present walls. The whitewashed, rectangular nave has a three-sided chancel and a sacristy to the north-east, with round-arched window openings giving the exterior a plain, restrained character typical of its period.

Until 1858 the church relied on a freestanding bell tower rather than one attached to the building. That changed when the present west tower, designed by the architect Carl Lundmark, was added to replace the older bell stapel. Its tall spire, now copper-clad, was originally covered in zinc sheeting.

A restoration in 1915 introduced classicising surrounds to the doorways, and the interior has been altered several times during the twentieth century, most significantly in a thorough restoration in the early 1960s. A gallery substructure was added in 1983. Between 2016 and 2017 the church underwent extensive external and internal renovation, including a new floor, repairs to the masonry and the installation of drainage around the building; the works were carried out under archaeological supervision, and the church reopened in March 2017.

The altarpiece, dating from 1742, is the work of Georg Engelhard Schröder. The church's organ has a layered history: an instrument by Pehr Schiörlin was installed in 1795, replaced by one built by E A Setterquist & Son of Örebro in 1874. The present organ, built in 1956 by Olof Hammarberg of Gothenburg, retains the façade of its 1874 predecessor.

Opening hours

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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.

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Askers kyrka

Askers kyrka is a parish church standing on a hilltop in Askersby, in the borderland between forest and open plain in Örebro county. A church is thought to have stood on this site since the 1200s, though the present building dates largely from the 1760s.

Askervägen, 71594, Odensbacken

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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: 27 Mar 2024. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 00131c88-509c-4ada-808c-2493ec5edb57

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

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