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Mellby kyrka

Address
Mellbyvägen 6
Municipality
Eksjö Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Mellby kyrka is a medieval parish church in Mellby, near Eksjö in Småland, and forms part of the Södra Vedbo pastorat within the Church of Sweden. It stands as a good example of a modest, well-preserved rural Swedish church.



The church is thought to date from the fifteenth century and is built of hewn grey stone, with timbered, shingle-clad gables. It has no tower, but a freestanding wooden bell frame from the same period, later rebuilt in 1673, stands nearby.

Inside, the flat ceiling was richly decorated in 1719 by Olof Raam of Eksjö, and much of the church's original character has survived largely intact. The most notable furnishing is the altar cabinet, a German (Rhineland) oak work from the early sixteenth century, later altered in 1826. A brass font dating from 1663 is also among the church's older fittings.

The organ has a layered history typical of many Swedish rural churches: an early nineteenth-century mechanical instrument was replaced behind its existing case in 1916 by a new pneumatic organ, which was itself rebuilt mechanically in 1969. A restoration in 2000 returned the organ to its 1916 tonal disposition, reflecting a broader interest in preserving historic organ sound rather than modern alterations.

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Hearing loop

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Mellby kyrka

Mellby kyrka is a medieval parish church in Mellby, near Eksjö in Småland, and forms part of the Södra Vedbo pastorat within the Church of Sweden. It stands as a good example of a modest, well-preserved rural Swedish church.

Mellbyvägen 6

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Church information: Svenska kyrkan, Platser · CC BY 4.0. Each church page includes its credits and visiting notes.

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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: 9 Jun 2022. This is not an independent verification date.

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

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