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Simonstorps kyrka

Address
Vid riksväg 55, mot Katrineholm
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Linköping

Simonstorps kyrka is a wooden parish church in Simonstorp, in Kolmårdens församling, Östergötland, standing beside route 55 towards Katrineholm. Consecrated in 1650, it is the oldest church built for this comparatively young parish, and retains features from several centuries of alteration.



The church began as a simple rectangular nave built of horizontal timber, completed at its 1650 consecration. A polygonal chancel was added in the 1670s, and a north transept, known as the Rodga church, followed in 1697. The west tower, with its tapering upper stage and curved spire-topped cap, was raised in 1757, replacing an earlier freestanding bell tower. A small porch was added in front of the tower sometime in the 1800s, and the sacristy, set in the north part of the transept, was fitted out in the second half of that century. Roof and tower are covered in wooden shingles, with the facades clad in timber panelling added later in the 19th century.

The building has been reworked more than once in the twentieth century. A 1909 restoration under architect Axel Lindegren gave the interior an Art Nouveau character then in fashion, while a 1950 restoration led by architect Kurt von Schmalensee reshaped the interior again, this time deliberately restoring a look closer to its 18th-century appearance. The shingle roof itself was renewed in 1931.

Among the furnishings, the limestone font was a gift to the church in 1909 from the Yddetorp needlework guild. The Baroque pulpit dates to 1698, presented by Hellwegh, then owner of Rodga; it originally stood on the north side of the church but was moved to its current position on the south side during the 1909 restoration, and it lacks a sounding board (canopy).

The altarpiece, also from 1698, carries paintings by the artist Magnus Eriksson Grijs depicting the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Ascension.

The church has had a succession of organs: one built in 1802 by Olof Schwan of Stockholm, another in 1842 by Pehr Zacharias Strand with four stops (a gallery for the organ was added around the same time), and the current pneumatic instrument built in 1935 by the Gothenburg organ builder Olof Hammarberg.

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Kolmårdens församling

Simonstorps kyrka

Simonstorps kyrka is a wooden parish church in Simonstorp, in Kolmårdens församling, Östergötland, standing beside route 55 towards Katrineholm. Consecrated in 1650, it is the oldest church built for this comparatively young parish, and retains features from several centuries of alteration.

Vid riksväg 55, mot Katrineholm

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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: 1 Sep 2025. 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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