Karlskoga Church
Karlskoga kyrka
Karlskoga Church in 2022
LocationKarlskoga
AddressKungsvägen 38
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
StatusParish church
Consecratedc. 1600
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Karlstad
ParishKarlskoga
Clergy
Vicar(s)Pernilla Rosin[1]

The Karlskoga Church (Swedish: Karlskoga kyrka, Swedish pronunciation: [kaɭ'skûːɡa ɕyːrka]) is a wooden church building in Karlskoga, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated in the 1600s. It stands as both the oldest building and church[2] in Karlskoga, predating Villa Ekeliden in age.[3]

History

Sketch of the Karlskoga Church, sketcher Herman Södersten

On July 1, 1586, Charles IX of Sweden issued a letter for the first priest elected, Olaus Gestricius – also Olavus Johannis, Olof Hansson and «herr Olaf på Möckelnsbodar»[4] – (by the late 1500s[5]) where he addressed the need for a church by Lake Möckeln. The residents were ordered to erect the church and completed it at the beginning of the 1600s. It lacked pews, and the attendees had to stand upright during church service.[6][7] The need for a church building is partly explained by a period of population growth in nearby areas due to a booming mining industry and Forest Finns settling the area.

From 1705 to 1706, the church was rebuilt[8] and got its current size.[9]

The church was renovated in 1972–1973,[10] and in 2015–2016.[7]

Donations

The church's altarpiece was donated by Gerhard Ysing in 1686,[8] chandeliers by both Anton af Geijerstam and Gerhard Ysing,[11] and a pulpit by Johan Camitz in 1774.[12]

Kristina Lovisa von Hofsten (née Geijer), also known as "Stornåda"[13] donated a grandfather clock to the church in the 1700s.[10]

Present day

Karlskoga Church is an active parish church in the parish of Karlskoga, and the diocese of Karlstad. It arranges services on Sundays, baptisms, weddings and funerals.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Karlskoga kyrka". www.lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Karlskoga kyrka". www.svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Hagberg & Torgén 2015, p. 164.
  4. ↑ Lindberg 1895, p. 10.
  5. ↑ Dahl 1779, p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Karlskoga kyrka". Karlskoga – Visit Värmland (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 Karlskoga kyrka (PDF) (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 Lindberg 1895, p. 8.
  9. ↑ "Karlskoga kyrka" [Karlskoga Church]. www.lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Korta utdrag från renoveringsarbeten genom historien". Karlskoga församlingstidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Karlsson, p. 1.
  12. ↑ Lindberg 1895, p. 9.
  13. ↑ Tallmyren, Anna-Stina (4 July 2022). "Bildspel från 1500-talet och golvur skänkt av "stornåda"". Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.

Works cited

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