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Sköllersta kyrka

Address
Pastorsexpeditionen Folkasbov 3, 69731, Pålsboda
Municipality
Hallsbergs Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Strängnäs

Sköllersta kyrka, sometimes called "Närke's cathedral", is an unusually large medieval church some 20 kilometres south of Örebro. Built in the 13th and 14th centuries, it is considered one of the most historically significant churches in Örebro county, retaining strong medieval character.



The church was originally built in the latter part of the 13th century and later remodelled during the late Middle Ages. It is a tower-less, three-aisled hall church with an archaic character, both in its structure and in its fittings. The walls are rendered inside and out, and a sacristy stands on the north-eastern side. Inside, cross vaults cover all three aisles, with the central aisle rising slightly higher than the two side aisles.

The church is notable for its unusually intact medieval atmosphere. Among its furnishings is Närke's oldest pulpit, thought to originate from the medieval period, though its basket dates from 1592. Fragments of a medieval altar cabinet, including figures once part of the church's furnishings, are now kept at the Örebro County Museum rather than in the church itself. A striking survival is a madonna figure believed to date from the 13th century.

The present organ was built in 1924 and incorporates the façade of an earlier instrument from 1836, itself a replacement for an 18th-century organ recorded as having fallen into disrepair by the 1770s. The organ has since been altered and restored more than once during the twentieth century. A separate, smaller chancel organ, mechanical in design, was acquired in 1967 from a Stockholm chapel.

In the churchyard south-west of the church stands a free-standing bell tower dating from 1667, and a covered lychgate (stiglucka) from 1773 marks one of the churchyard entrances — both notable survivals from the church's later building history.

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Parking
  • Toilet
  • Hearing loop
  • Ramp
  • Accessible toilet

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A listed ramp does not confirm step-free access throughout the building.

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Sköllersta kyrka

Sköllersta kyrka, sometimes called "Närke's cathedral", is an unusually large medieval church some 20 kilometres south of Örebro. Built in the 13th and 14th centuries, it is considered one of the most historically significant churches in Örebro county, retaining strong medieval character.

Pastorsexpeditionen Folkasbov 3, 69731, Pålsboda

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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: 20 Nov 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 79e654fd-5054-4191-ad3f-682469ed5a23

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

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