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Lövångers kyrka

Address
PRÄSTGÅRDSVÄGEN 16, 932 61, LÖVÅNGER
Municipality
Skellefteå Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Lövångers kyrka is the parish church of Lövånger, in Västerbottens län within the Diocese of Luleå. Built around 1500, it is one of the region's notable medieval-era churches and remains the focal point of Lövångers församling.



The church was constructed around the year 1500, likely replacing an earlier building on or near the site. Its walls are built of grey stone, forming a rectangular nave with a straight-ended chancel to the east. A sacristy is attached to the north side of the chancel, while a porch extends from the south-western side of the nave, giving the building its characteristic simple, solid medieval profile.

Among the church's furnishings is a pulpit dating from 1674, which was not made for Lövånger originally but was purchased in 1756 from Munktorp parish, further south in Sweden. This kind of second-hand acquisition of church fittings was not unusual historically, and it adds an interesting layer to the building's furnishings, linking Lövånger to a different parish's craftsmanship and history.

The gallery organ was built in 1967 by the established Swedish firm Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri, based in Gammelstad. It is a substantial instrument spanning multiple manuals, and visitors with an interest in church organs may find it a point of note, though the technical details of its construction are of more specialist than general interest.

Overall, Lövångers kyrka presents a good example of a stone parish church from the early sixteenth century in northern Sweden, valued for its architectural simplicity and long continuity of use within the Lövånger community.

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Lövångers församling

Lövångers kyrka

Lövångers kyrka is the parish church of Lövånger, in Västerbottens län within the Diocese of Luleå. Built around 1500, it is one of the region's notable medieval-era churches and remains the focal point of Lövångers församling.

PRÄSTGÅRDSVÄGEN 16, 932 61, LÖVÅNGER

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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: 9 Jun 2022. This is not an independent verification date.

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