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Längjums kyrka

Address
Sveagatan 7
Municipality
Vara Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Skara

Längjums kyrka is a parish church in the village of Längjum, Vara Municipality, in Västra Götaland County. Its origins are medieval, with some accounts suggesting a building as early as the 1100s, though the church took much of its present form during alterations in the 1770s.



The original church is thought to date from around 1200, though some sources push the earliest building back into the 1100s. In 1770 it was extended to the south and given a three-sided chancel, with larger new windows fitted at the same time. A sacristy was added to the north in 1775, and a further major restoration took place in 1887, when the porch on the west side was probably built and the churchyard was levelled to something closer to its present shape.

A medieval west portal, later obscured by the porch, was uncovered in 1996 and lies slightly north of the current entrance. The church has doors in each of the four cardinal directions, an unusual feature for visitors to notice as they walk around the building.

Inside, the font is one of the oldest surviving furnishings, dating from the later 1100s or around 1200 depending on the source. A worn 17th-century carved gravestone lies in front of the entrance. Wall paintings from 1784, attributed to the church painter Johan Lundgren of Alingsås, were uncovered and conserved in 1938. A pulpit was commissioned following a decision in 1697.

Two late medieval bells hang in the church's bell tower; neither carries an inscription. An organ built by Nordfors & Co, with a case designed by the architect Curt Björklund, was installed in 1924.

The churchyard itself has grown in stages: a new burial area was laid out beside the old one in 1910, enclosed by a decorative wrought-iron fence of forged posts topped with crosses, and this newer section was further extended in 1974, where it is bordered by hedges rather than iron railings.

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Längjums kyrka

Längjums kyrka is a parish church in the village of Längjum, Vara Municipality, in Västra Götaland County. Its origins are medieval, with some accounts suggesting a building as early as the 1100s, though the church took much of its present form during alterations in the 1770s.

Sveagatan 7

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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: 23 May 2024. This is not an independent verification date.

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