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Karlanda kyrka

Address
Holmedals prästgård, 67294, Årjäng
Municipality
Årjängs Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Karlstad

Karlanda kyrka, a whitewashed stone church in Värmland, was built between 1776 and 1778 to replace an earlier medieval timber church that had stood nearby. Its plain exterior and preserved older fittings make it a modest but interesting example of 18th-century rural church building.



The church is built of natural stone and consists of a rectangular nave with a three-sided chancel to the east, a sacristy attached on the north side, and a tower at the west end. The walls are whitewashed both outside and in, and pierced by round-arched windows. Inside, the nave is covered by a wooden barrel vault.

The present building replaced a medieval wooden church that, according to Wikipedia, was raised in 1480 and stood about a kilometre to the north at a farm called Stommen. When the old church was demolished in 1777, some of its timber was reused, and boards bearing fragments of painted ceiling decoration from that earlier building have been preserved and can still be seen inside.

The church's appearance has changed since it was first built. During the first half of the 19th century the original shingle roof was replaced with slate, and the tower gained a new two-storey lantern superstructure. Further changes were made to the interior during the 19th century, and the church was restored again in 1960, when the original colour schemes of the altarpiece and pulpit were recreated.

Among the older furnishings, the most notable is a soapstone font dating from the 13th century, brought from the earlier medieval church. Wikipedia also notes that altar decoration and a chandelier from the 1730s-40s, along with two older church bells, one reputedly from the 13th century, were carried over from the old building, though visitors should treat exact dating of such early items with some caution.

The church has an organ built in 1951 by Lindgrens orgelbyggeri, a pneumatic instrument that replaced an earlier harmonium.

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Karlanda kyrka

Karlanda kyrka, a whitewashed stone church in Värmland, was built between 1776 and 1778 to replace an earlier medieval timber church that had stood nearby. Its plain exterior and preserved older fittings make it a modest but interesting example of 18th-century rural church building.

Holmedals prästgård, 67294, Årjäng

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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: 25 Oct 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

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