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Hannäs kyrka

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Kammarbovägen 1
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Hannäs kyrka, standing on Vinåsgärdet near Åtvidaberg in Östergötland, is the parish church of Åtvid within the Diocese of Linköping. Consecrated in 1885, it replaced earlier churches on a site nearby, and today houses several notable medieval survivals.



The present church was built in 1884–85 to designs by Albert Törnqvist and was consecrated on the fourth Sunday of Advent 1885 by Bishop Carl Alfred Cornelius. It stands about a kilometre north of the original churchyard, where the ruins of its medieval predecessor can still be seen. That earlier building had itself replaced a timber church thought to date from the 1100s or 1200s, later rebuilt in stone in the 1400s before being demolished once the new church was ready.

The building is designed in a Gothic style influenced by English models, with an exposed timber roof structure and a three-part boarded ceiling. The long nave runs north-west to south-east, with a tower and entrance at one end and a narrower, three-sided chancel at the other.

Several striking older objects survive from the medieval churches that once stood on the site. A richly carved, free-standing pulpit bears a chalice motif. The font, of Gotland limestone, dates from the late 1200s, and a triumphal crucifix along with three wooden figures are attributed to the late 1300s. Other medieval items recorded include a depiction of the Madonna and figures said to represent Saint Olof and Saint Mary Magdalene. The altarpiece, showing the Crucifixion, was painted in 1899 by a local clergyman from the neighbouring parish of S:t Anna.

The church's first organ was built in 1844 by Anders Petter Halldén of Gusum. It was replaced in 1885 by a new mechanical organ from Carl Elfström of Ljungby, later altered in the 1960s.

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Hannäs kyrka

Hannäs kyrka, standing on Vinåsgärdet near Åtvidaberg in Östergötland, is the parish church of Åtvid within the Diocese of Linköping. Consecrated in 1885, it replaced earlier churches on a site nearby, and today houses several notable medieval survivals.

Kammarbovägen 1

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

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