Kyrkheddinge kyrka stands at the heart of the small village of Kyrkheddinge, close to Staffanstorp in Skåne. Its oldest parts date from the 1100s, making it one of a group of very early stone churches in the region, though it has since been altered and extended.
The church began as a small Romanesque building, less than half its present length, constructed in grey stone. Vaults were added in the 1400s. In 1869 the church was substantially enlarged, with the medieval chancel and porch demolished and the nave extended with a new bay, chancel and sacristy. A new, narrower tower was built to the west, while the older, broader tower was reduced to the height of the roof and absorbed into the present nave. The rounded windows seen today date from this same restoration.
The sandstone font, decorated with palmettes and round arches, dates from the late 1100s and is the oldest surviving item in the church. Set into the wall to the left of the altar is a medieval gravestone known locally as the "Bishop's Stone", carved with a saint - thought to be Saint George - spearing a dragon.
The carved wooden triumphal crucifix, in Gothic style with painted end panels depicting angels, dates from the late 1400s. The pulpit is generally dated to the 1600s and is attributed to the artist Jakob Kremberg; it carries carved figures of the four evangelists with their traditional symbols, along with a lively depiction of Adam and Eve with the serpent in paradise. Sources differ slightly on the pulpit's history: one account notes that its appearance was altered in the 1800s and restored to its earlier form in 1957.
The altar dates from around 1820, while the current altarpiece, painted in 1916 by Theodor Jönsson of Esarp after a Danish model, depicts the Resurrection of Christ. An earlier altarpiece is said to have been moved to the Historical Museum in Lund. Brass altar candlesticks in the church are dated to 1669, and a woven altar carpet was made in 1978 by textile artist Anna-Lisa Menander of Djurslöv.
The two chandeliers were donated by parishioners of Vallby in the early twentieth century. The church organ has a layered history: sources note a pneumatic instrument built in 1938 by A. Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik of Lund, while other information describes an organ from 1937 that was later replaced by a digital instrument before being recreated in 2019 - the exact sequence of these changes is unclear from the available material.
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| Tuesday | 08:00–18:00 |
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| Friday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–18:00 |
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Kyrkheddinge kyrka stands at the heart of the small village of Kyrkheddinge, close to Staffanstorp in Skåne. Its oldest parts date from the 1100s, making it one of a group of very early stone churches in the region, though it has since been altered and extended.
Gamla Dalbyvägen 212-10, 24592, Staffanstorp
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