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Kila kyrka

Address
Kila kyrka, Säffle
Municipality
Säffle Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Karlstad

Kila kyrka is a stone parish church in Säffle, Värmland, consecrated in 1654 to replace an earlier medieval wooden church that probably stood nearby. Built on a hill above Harefjorden, it remains the parish church of Kila within the Diocese of Karlstad.



The present church, built in 1652–1654, replaced a medieval timber church that stood about 80 metres to the south, thought to have been a stave church dating perhaps from the 13th century. The new stone building was led by the vicar Sven Anundsson Faxelius, who is buried in the chancel. It originally comprised a rectangular nave with a three-sided chancel to the east; the west tower was added in 1767–1776 and the sacristy beside the chancel in 1829. The nave is covered by a wooden barrel vault, and the tower carries a slate-clad spire with an open lantern and a gilded cross and cockerel.

The altarpiece and pulpit, both in a restrained neoclassical style, date from 1829; sources suggest the altarpiece may have been further altered in 1882. The church's present appearance owes much to a 1930s restoration overseen by the architect Einar Lundberg, during which stained-glass windows for the chancel were designed by the artist Gunnar Torhamn.

A notable survival from the earlier medieval church is a soapstone font, kept in the southern part of the chancel. The church also holds a bell dated to around 1350, inscribed with a Latin phrase referring to a priest, apparently naming the parish vicar at the time of its casting in 1348; it is described as the only surviving runic bell in the Svealand region.

The church's organ has a history of its own: an instrument by E. A. Setterquist & Son of Örebro was installed in 1876, later replaced in 1936 by a pneumatic organ built by Olof Hammarberg of Gothenburg, which remains in the church today.

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Kila kyrka

Kila kyrka is a stone parish church in Säffle, Värmland, consecrated in 1654 to replace an earlier medieval wooden church that probably stood nearby. Built on a hill above Harefjorden, it remains the parish church of Kila within the Diocese of Karlstad.

Kila kyrka, Säffle

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Dalby kyrka

The present-day Dalby kyrka was consecrated in 1928 to designs by the architect Bror Almquist, replacing a wooden church from the 18th century.

Långav 24, 68060, Sysslebäck

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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: 15 Jun 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

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