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Krogsereds kyrka

Address
Krogsereds församling Sjövikenvägen 3
Municipality
Falkenbergs Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Göteborg

Krogsereds kyrka is a parish church in Krogsered, Hallands län, part of Gunnarp parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. Its plain whitewashed exterior conceals a dramatic history: the building visitors see today is largely a faithful 1920s reconstruction after fire destroyed its predecessor.



A medieval wooden church, of uncertain age, once stood on this site before being replaced by a stone church built between 1815 and 1819. In 1924 that stone church was gutted by fire, leaving only the outer walls standing.

The present church was rebuilt on the surviving walls to the old plan, to designs by architect Karl Martin Westerberg, and completed in 1926. It follows a simple rectangular layout with a straight east end, an eastern sacristy and a west tower topped with a shallow dome and lantern. The main entrance is through the base of the tower and via a door in the middle of the nave's south side. Inside, the whitewashed interior is covered by a flat, coffered wooden barrel vault, and the straight east wall is articulated with bold pilasters.

Because the fire destroyed most of the earlier furnishings, almost all the fittings seen today date from the 1924–1926 rebuilding. The altarpiece, depicting Christ in Gethsemane, and a second painting of Christ blessing the children were both painted by L. Wallmark of Lödöse, in 1926 and 1933 respectively. The pulpit, on the north wall, has a tall, straight five-sided body typical of the period.

A few older objects survived the blaze and give a sense of the church's earlier life: a chalice and paten dating from 1643, a set of vestments from 1770, and an eighteenth-century bridal chair. A wooden font from 1926 stands alongside a later font of red Öland limestone added in 1957. A tall case clock from 1838, made by Carl Nilsson of Villstad, is another notable furnishing.

The tower holds two bells, both cast in 1924 by the Bergholtz bell foundry. The organ was built in 1926 by Anders Magnusson of Gothenburg and was restored in 1957 by Tostareds Kyrkorgelfabrik.

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Gunnarps församling

Krogsereds kyrka

Krogsereds kyrka is a parish church in Krogsered, Hallands län, part of Gunnarp parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. Its plain whitewashed exterior conceals a dramatic history: the building visitors see today is largely a faithful 1920s reconstruction after fire destroyed its predecessor.

Krogsereds församling Sjövikenvägen 3

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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: 14 Aug 2026. 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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