Bottnaryd Church (Swedish: Bottnaryds kyrka) is a historic church building in Bottnaryd, Sweden. It is located in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden. The church is situated next to the lake Gårdsjön.[1]
| Bottnaryd Church | |
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Bottnaryds kyrka | |
 Bottnaryd Church in July 2014 | |
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| Location | Bottnaryd |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1667 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Skara |
| Parish | Norra Mo |
The church belongs to the Norra Mo Parish within the Diocese of Skara of the Church of Sweden. It was built in the late 17th century, replacing a Medieval church demolished in May 1666. The new church was completed in May 1695. The church is built entirely of wood. South of the church stands a wooden bell tower built in 1686. The church has a sandstone baptismal font dating from the Middle Ages. The altarpiece was created in northern Germany in the early 17th century and the wood-carved pulpit with canopy dates from 1670. Between 1886 and 1890, the church under went re-construction under the direction of architect Helgo Zettervall (1831–1907).[2] [3]
References edit
- ^ "Bottnaryds kyrka". guidebook-sweden.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Bottnaryds kyrka 1667" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Helgo Nikolaus Zettervall, svenska arkitekter". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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