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Ilsbo kyrka

Address
Kyrkvägen, 82071, Ilsbo
Municipality
Nordanstigs kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Uppsala

Ilsbo kyrka is the parish church of Bergsjö parish in the Diocese of Uppsala, standing on a sandy ridge at the heart of the village of Ilsbo in Gävleborg County.



The present stone church replaced a medieval predecessor built in the mid-14th century, which stood alongside a separate bell tower. Between 1843 and 1846 a new church was constructed next to the old medieval building, and the older structure was demolished shortly afterwards.

The church is a rectangular nave with a projecting sacristy to the east and a tower to the west, with entrances on the west front and at the centre of the north and south walls. The exterior, whitewashed inside and out and pierced by round-arched windows with lunette windows above the doorways, is well preserved and typical of its period.

Inside, the bright interior survives largely in its original form. Its most striking feature is an elaborate combined altar and pulpit, dating from shortly after the church's consecration and one of only a few such structures surviving in the province. It is surrounded by architectural decorative painting attributed to the artist Albert Blombergsson. The gallery understructure dates from around 1990.

Among the furnishings is a crucifix said to date from the 14th century, and a late-medieval altar cabinet placed against the south wall, both survivals connecting the present building to its medieval predecessor.

The church's organ has an interesting history: an earlier instrument built in 1858–1859 by Daniel Björkstrand of Alfta is stored in the tower loft, while the organ in current use was built in 1924 by the Gebrüder Rieger firm of Jägerndorf, Czechoslovakia, incorporating the façade and pipe shades of the earlier 1858 instrument.

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Bergsjö församling

Ilsbo kyrka

Ilsbo kyrka is the parish church of Bergsjö parish in the Diocese of Uppsala, standing on a sandy ridge at the heart of the village of Ilsbo in Gävleborg County.

Kyrkvägen, 82071, Ilsbo

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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: 17 Oct 2025. 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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