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Gnarps kyrka

Municipality
Nordanstigs kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Uppsala

Gnarps kyrka is a parish church in Gnarp, on Sweden's Hälsingland coast, serving the Nordanstigskustens congregation within the Diocese of Uppsala. Behind its restrained late-eighteenth-century exterior lies a building that incorporates fragments of a much older medieval structure.



The church takes its present form from an extensive rebuilding carried out in 1785–86, when most of the earlier medieval stone church was demolished. Parts of its old north and east walls were retained and built into the new structure, so traces of the mediaeval building survive within the fabric visitors see today.

A wooden sacristy, built in 1761, was kept during the rebuilding and is one of the more distinctive features for visitors. In 1766 it was decorated with paintings by the Hälsingland artist Paul Hallberg of Härnösand, depicting scenes from the life of Christ.

The exterior, with its whitewashed walls inside and out, is largely unchanged since the 1785–86 rebuilding, though painted pilaster decoration recorded from the period was later removed during repainting. A restoration in 1978 aimed, as far as possible, to reinstate the original colour scheme of the interior and its fixed furnishings. On the churchyard mound, remains of the old freestanding bell tower can still be seen.

Among the church's furnishings are a bronze chandelier dated 1703 and an older one from around 1600, along with two church bells cast in 1732 and 1737. The church silver dates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the oldest chasuble is thought to date from around 1700.

The church's first organ was consecrated in 1845, built by Lars Niclas Nordqvist of Alfta. It was later replaced, and the current organ, built in 1972–73 by Gustaf Hagström's workshop in Härnösand, still uses the façade of the 1845 instrument; it was renovated in 1989–90.

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Nordanstigskustens församling

Nordanstigskustens församling

Gnarps kyrka

Gnarps kyrka is a parish church in Gnarp, on Sweden's Hälsingland coast, serving the Nordanstigskustens congregation within the Diocese of Uppsala. Behind its restrained late-eighteenth-century exterior lies a building that incorporates fragments of a much older medieval structure.

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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: 24 Mar 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

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