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Bjurholms kyrka

Address
Kyrkogatan 3, 916 31 Bjurholm, Bjurholm
Municipality
Bjurholms Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Bjurholms kyrka, in the village of Bjurholm in Västerbotten, is the third church to stand on this site. Completed in 1935 to designs by Kjell Wretling, it replaced an earlier building destroyed by fire, and remains the parish's principal place of worship.



The first church on this spot was built in 1809 but proved too small, and was replaced in 1875 by a larger building. That structure burned down in 1932, and the present church was raised in 1935 to designs by Kjell Wretling, who also carried out a restoration in 1966.

The church is built of timber on a rectangular plan, with a narrower porch and chancel. A west tower with a lantern rises above a saddle roof covered in clay tile, while the exterior walls are clad in white-painted standing timber panelling and pierced by round-arched windows.

Inside, the church is divided into three aisles, with the nave and chancel covered by barrel vaults and separated by a round arch. The walls are lined with white-painted fabric, and the floor is parquet, fitted with fixed pews.

Among the furnishings is an altarpiece from 1935 by Hildur Haggård, and a gilded bronze crucifix on the chancel wall dating from 1968, the work of David Wretling. The pulpit, also from 1935, was designed by Kjell Wretling, made by Nils Olof Wännman, and decorated with four small statues by David Wretling. The organ, with 30 stops, was built in 1967 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri of Gammelstad.

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Bjurholms kyrka

Bjurholms kyrka, in the village of Bjurholm in Västerbotten, is the third church to stand on this site. Completed in 1935 to designs by Kjell Wretling, it replaced an earlier building destroyed by fire, and remains the parish's principal place of worship.

Kyrkogatan 3, 916 31 Bjurholm, Bjurholm

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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: 12 Apr 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

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