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Murjeks kyrka

Address
Borgargatan 9, 96231, Jokkmokk
Municipality
Jokkmokks Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Murjeks kyrka is a small wooden church in the village of Murjek, part of Jokkmokks parish in the Diocese of Luleå, northern Sweden. Built in the mid-twentieth century, it is a modest but characterful example of Swedish rural church architecture.



The church was constructed in 1946 to designs by the architect Bertil Mattsson. It stands as a simple wooden building with a rectangular nave running north to south, a straight-ended chancel at the southern end, and a tower with porch and main entrance to the north. The tower roof is topped with an open lantern and a cross, giving the building a distinctive silhouette against the surrounding landscape.

The exterior walls are clad in pale yellowish-grey horizontal timber panelling, and the steeply pitched roof of the nave is covered with wooden shingles, both typical features of church buildings in this part of northern Sweden.

Inside, the walls and ceiling are lined with grey fibreboard. The central section of the ceiling has a barrel vault, flanked by narrower side sections with lower ceilings, separated from the centre by marbled columns. The floor is parquet, and the church retains open pews. A notable decorative feature is the gallery barrier, painted by Bertil Linné.

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Murjeks kyrka

Murjeks kyrka is a small wooden church in the village of Murjek, part of Jokkmokks parish in the Diocese of Luleå, northern Sweden. Built in the mid-twentieth century, it is a modest but characterful example of Swedish rural church architecture.

Borgargatan 9, 96231, Jokkmokk

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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: 3 Jun 2024. This is not an independent verification date.

Source record: 991a8be7-769a-4d9f-a0fe-f13c56cc1b96

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Church data retrieved 24 Sep 2026. Visiting details have not been independently verified.

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