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Aneby kyrka

Address
Aneby kyrka
Municipality
Aneby Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Aneby kyrka, in the town of Aneby in Jönköping county, is the newest of the local churches and is, in effect, two churches joined together: an older hall that now serves as a parish room, and a modern extension used for worship today.



The first building on the site was a simple hall church completed in 1958 to designs by the architect Johannes Dahl. Rather than being demolished when a larger space was needed, it was retained and repurposed, and it now functions as the parish's meeting and community room.

The present church, built onto the older structure, dates from 1996–1997 and was designed by the architect Lennart Arfwidsson; it was consecrated in October 1997. It is an eight-sided building oriented north-east to south-west, with the pews angled towards the altar. Inside, the floor is laid with polished brown limestone, the ceiling is lined with unpainted pine boarding carried on curved, green-tinted laminated timber beams, and the walls are covered in thin birch veneer panels. A lantern in the roof brings natural light down into the octagonal hall.

One unusual feature stands in the small square outside the new church's main entrance: a cross-shaped baptismal pool set into the ground. Full-immersion baptismal pools of this kind are very rare in the Church of Sweden, making this one of relatively few examples in the country.

Among the furnishings, the wooden font is painted red and gold, with a cross-shaped base rising to a ring supported by wrought-iron arms holding the basin. The freestanding altar is of plain, unpainted oak. The church's organ, built in 1963 by A. Magnusson of Gothenburg, is a mechanical instrument with twelve stops across two manuals and pedal, and was the first organ installed in the church.

Opening hours

Provider-listed schedule, applicable on 12 Oct 2026. All times are local to Sweden.

From 1 Sep 2025; no end date supplied
Monday08:00–17:00
Tuesday08:00–17:00
Wednesday08:00–19:00
Thursday08:00–17:00
Friday08:00–17:00
Saturday10:00–18:00
Sunday10:00–18:00

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Facilities & accessibility

  • Parking
  • Toilet
  • Wi-Fi
  • Charging station
  • Hearing loop
  • Accessible toilet

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

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Aneby kyrka

Aneby kyrka, in the town of Aneby in Jönköping county, is the newest of the local churches and is, in effect, two churches joined together: an older hall that now serves as a parish room, and a modern extension used for worship today.

Aneby kyrka

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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: 29 Sep 2025. 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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