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Lekvattnets kyrka

Address
685 91, Torsby
Municipality
Torsby Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Karlstad

Lekvattnets kyrka is a wooden church in the village of Lekvattnet, Värmland, belonging to the Church of Sweden within the diocese of Karlstad. Built in the mid-19th century, it remains a modest but characterful rural parish church.



The church was constructed between 1850 and 1853 under master builder Nils Olsson from Västra Ämtervik. At its consecration it consisted of a rectangular nave with a three-sided chancel and a west tower, with entrances to the west and on the south side of the nave. A sacristy was added to the east in 1933 as part of a thorough restoration.

The building's timber walls are clad with vertical panelling both outside and in, pierced by rectangular door and window openings. The exterior is painted the traditional Falun red, with white window surrounds, mouldings and a small lantern, giving the church simple, classically inspired detailing. Inside, the nave is covered by a wooden barrel vault.

Among the church's most notable furnishings are its altarpiece and pulpit, both Baroque works acquired from Sunne kyrka and Östra Ämtervik kyrka respectively. The altarpiece dates from 1697 and the pulpit from 1670. Their original colours were uncovered during the 1933 restoration, and the present decorative scheme of the church interior, dating largely from a 1977 restoration, was designed to echo something of the older furnishings' polychrome character.

The organ, built in 1877 by E. A. Setterquist of Örebro, is a mechanical instrument typical of the period's Swedish organ-building tradition, and adds a further layer of historical interest for visitors curious about the church's furnishings.

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Lekvattnets kyrka

Lekvattnets kyrka is a wooden church in the village of Lekvattnet, Värmland, belonging to the Church of Sweden within the diocese of Karlstad. Built in the mid-19th century, it remains a modest but characterful rural parish church.

685 91, Torsby

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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: 13 Sep 2023. 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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