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Torrskogs kyrka

Address
Torrskogs Stom Kyrkviken 2, 666 91, Bengtsfors
Municipality
Bengtsfors Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Karlstad

Torrskogs kyrka is a whitewashed stone church standing on a headland on the western shore of Lake Lelången in Bengtsfors kommun, Västra Götaland. Built in 1767–1768, it is probably the third church on this site, and its overall plan has changed little since then.



The church has a rectangular nave with a three-sided chancel to the east, a sacristy added in the 1890s, and a west tower whose base forms the entrance. The site is thought to have medieval origins, and local tradition holds that an earlier stave church once stood on a nearby headland at Tornäset. The present stone building replaced an older timber church on the same spot.

The tower's upper section was rebuilt in 1894 in a medieval-inspired style, with paired light openings and a tall copper-clad spire topped by a copper cross; originally the tower had been rounded and clad in wooden shingles. The steep, slate-covered roof is hipped over the chancel, and the whitewashed walls are pierced by round-arched windows, enlarged to their present form in 1862. Inside, a wooden barrel vault covers the nave.

The building underwent extensive changes during the later nineteenth century and a major restoration in 1937–1938 under architect Ärland Noreen, when the floor and pews were renewed and a baptismal altar installed in the chancel. Further work followed in the twentieth century, including redecoration of the interior in 1989 with marbling and grain-painted finishes, and an exterior renovation in 1998 using 1840s slate for the roof.

Among the church's furnishings is a soapstone font dating from the thirteenth century, decorated with cable and pointed-leaf motifs, standing in the southern part of the chancel. A wooden Madonna figure, originally painted and gilded, dates from the fourteenth century. The pulpit, in a rustic Baroque style, was added in 1790 and is decorated with figures of the evangelists and foliage ornament, its canopy adorned with cherubs and garlands.

The church bells include a large bell cast in 1824 and a smaller, undecorated bell believed to date from the late medieval period. The current mechanical organ, built in 1968 by E A Setterquist & Son of Örebro, was the last instrument completed by that firm for the diocese and was renovated in 1989.

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Torrskogs kyrka

Torrskogs kyrka is a whitewashed stone church standing on a headland on the western shore of Lake Lelången in Bengtsfors kommun, Västra Götaland. Built in 1767–1768, it is probably the third church on this site, and its overall plan has changed little since then.

Torrskogs Stom Kyrkviken 2, 666 91, Bengtsfors

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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: 25 Jul 2025. This is not an independent verification date.

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