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Nysätra kyrka

Address
Kyrkvägen 3, 91598, BYGDEÅ
Municipality
Robertsfors Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Luleå

Nysätra kyrka stands in the village of Ånäset, the northernmost church in its parish, with the red parish hall opposite. This modest 18th-century wooden church still offers a glimpse of a well-preserved rural place of worship.



The present timber church was built in 1707 to a cruciform plan, with short transepts and an adjoining sacristy to the east. It was designed by master builder Olof Jonsson-Wogel and constructed from horizontal log timber, with a ridge turret rising above the crossing. A wooden chapel is thought to have stood on the site as early as 1624, though little is known of that earlier building.

In 1792 the church was remodelled, when the interior was given high vaulted ceilings with curved side sections, and new furnishings were installed at the same time. The exterior appearance has also changed over the centuries: originally red-painted with a hipped, shingled roof, the walls were repainted white in the 1890s and the roof covering changed to sheet metal, later replaced with copper sheeting towards the end of the 1980s.

Several restorations took place during the twentieth century, including work in 1921, 1932–33 and 1960, yet the church has retained its eighteenth-century character throughout. A freestanding bell tower of Bothnian type stands just south of the church. Nearby, two stable buildings are the only visible remnants of a former church town that once stood alongside it.

The church site is recognised as being of national interest for its cultural heritage value, reflecting the long continuity of worship and rural life at this location in Västerbotten.

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Nysätra kyrka

Nysätra kyrka stands in the village of Ånäset, the northernmost church in its parish, with the red parish hall opposite. This modest 18th-century wooden church still offers a glimpse of a well-preserved rural place of worship.

Kyrkvägen 3, 91598, BYGDEÅ

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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: 12 Apr 2023. This is not an independent verification date.

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