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Hultsfreds kyrka

Address
Hantverkargatan 11, 57734, Hultsfred
Municipality
Hultsfreds Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Hultsfreds kyrka is a parish church in Hultsfred, in the province of Småland, serving Hultsfreds församling within the Diocese of Linköping. Built in the 1930s, it stands on a site that had already served the local community as a burial ground.



The present church was constructed between 1934 and 1936 to designs by the architect Elis Kjellin, and was consecrated on Ascension Day 1936 by Bishop Tor Andræ. Before this building was erected, the site had held a mortuary chapel and cemetery since the 1920s, giving the location an established role in local life well before the church itself was completed.

The altar and pulpit were created by the artist Arvid Källström, from nearby Påskallavik. The most distinctive feature is the three-part altarpiece, depicting the baptism of Christ, the Crucifixion and the Ascension. Unusually, the painting is hinged so that it can be folded together vertically, a transformation carried out only on Good Friday, when it forms a gold cross with red edges set against a black background — a striking piece of liturgical theatre for anyone visiting at that time of year.

The church has had more than one organ over the years. An instrument with 17 stops was built in 1936 by A. Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik of Lund. The organ heard today, however, is a mechanical instrument built in 1968 by Olof Hammarberg of Gothenburg, which has since been adjusted and added to by later organ builders. A separate, smaller mechanical choir organ was built in 1979 by Robert Gustavsson, organ builder, of Härnösand.

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Hultsfreds kyrka

Hultsfreds kyrka is a parish church in Hultsfred, in the province of Småland, serving Hultsfreds församling within the Diocese of Linköping. Built in the 1930s, it stands on a site that had already served the local community as a burial ground.

Hantverkargatan 11, 57734, Hultsfred

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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: 26 Jun 2023. 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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