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Nätra kyrka

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KYRKVÄGEN 9, 89330, BJÄSTA
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Härnösand

Nätra kyrka is a neoclassical stone church in Nätra parish, near Bjästa in Västernorrland, built to designs by Simon Geting. It replaced earlier medieval timber and stone churches on the site and remains a notably large building for a rural parish.



Construction began in 1805, and the church was sufficiently complete to be inaugurated on 27 November 1807. A more solemn consecration, led by Bishop Erik Abraham Almqvist, followed on 6 July 1817, marking the end of nearly a century of preparations and local disputes over the building. An earlier medieval timber church on the site had been replaced by a stone church in the 14th century, before this present building was raised.

The church is built on an imposing scale for a rural parish: the nave measures around 60 metres in length and over 20 metres in width, with two-metre-thick granite walls and a 39-metre tower. It consists of a long nave with a west tower and a semicircular apse to the east housing the sacristy.

Inside, the altarpiece includes a cross with a shroud between two columns, with decoration dating largely from an 1847–48 renovation overseen by Lars David Geting, son of the original architect. The pulpit was carved in 1814 by Pehr Dahlqvist, and the font features a wooden sculpture of Saint John the Evangelist with an eagle and chalice, carved in 1728 by Magnus Gran and later restored. A Gothic-style iron candlestick from the 15th century stands near the pulpit.

Three bells hang in the tower; the two smaller ones came from the earlier church, while the largest, weighing around 1,200 kilograms, was cast in Sigtuna and installed in 1957 to mark the church's 150th anniversary, funded by a parish collection and a donation from Ingeborg and Theodor Hedberg.

A plaster relief of Jesus blessing the children, by sculptor Harald Sörensen-Ringi, has an unusual history: bought in 1911 for a chapel at Köpmanholmen, it was damaged in transit, stored for decades, rediscovered in 1968, and only placed on public display in the early 1990s after restoration. The current organ, built in 1970 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri, retains its case from an 1858 instrument, and the church is also remembered locally for a 1955 Swedish Air Force speed record flown along a route passing over it.

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Facilities & accessibility

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  • Toilet
  • Charging station
  • Hearing loop
  • Accessible toilet

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There is a charging point for electric vehicles at the parish hall.

Nätra församling

Nätra kyrka

Nätra kyrka is a neoclassical stone church in Nätra parish, near Bjästa in Västernorrland, built to designs by Simon Geting. It replaced earlier medieval timber and stone churches on the site and remains a notably large building for a rural parish.

KYRKVÄGEN 9, 89330, BJÄSTA

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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: 18 Mar 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

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