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Hede kyrka

Address
Råndalsvägen 11, 840 93, Hede
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Härnösand

Hede kyrka is a parish church in Hede, Härjedalen, on the southern bank of the Ljusnan river. It belongs to Hedebygdens församling within the Diocese of Härnösand, and its long history stretches back over four centuries.



The present church was built in 1613, replacing an earlier wooden church on the opposite, northern side of the river, which had been burned down in 1611 by Swedish troops. Between 1770 and 1775, under the direction of master builder Per Olofsson of Dillne, the church was extended, and it is from this period that the current nave and sacristy date. The timber porch, built in a neo-Gothic style, was added later, in 1890.

The building has whitewashed walls and is covered by a tall hipped roof clad in wooden shingles, a distinctive feature of the local building tradition. Inside, the ceiling forms a coved vault. To the south of the church stands a separate bell tower topped with an onion dome, said to have been built in 1751 by the dragoon Anders Kjellberg.

Several notable furnishings survive from the eighteenth century. The pulpit was made in 1776 by Jöns Ljungberg, who enlarged it further in 1790, while its sounding board dates from 1730 and is attributed to the Hede-born craftsman Jöns Halfvarsson-Hedin. The same maker is credited with a christening angel from 1735. A carved wooden chancel arch decorated with flowering vines was added around 1811 by Olof Ingebriktson.

The altarpiece was painted by Pehr Sundin of Sunne, who is also said to have decorated the church's interior fittings with colour. The organ, built in 1982 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri, incorporates an older facade dating from 1856, a reminder of the instrument's earlier history even after rebuilding.

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Hede kyrka

Hede kyrka is a parish church in Hede, Härjedalen, on the southern bank of the Ljusnan river. It belongs to Hedebygdens församling within the Diocese of Härnösand, and its long history stretches back over four centuries.

Råndalsvägen 11, 840 93, Hede

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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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