Kumla Church, Västmanland
Kumla Church | |
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Coordinates: 59°50′44″N 16°38′15″E / 59.84556°N 16.63750°E | |
Location | Norrby |
Country | Sweden |
History | |
Consecrated | c. 1300 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | 1 |
Kumla Church (Swedish: Kumla kyrka) is located in Kumla kyrkby in Sala Municipality in Västmanland, Sweden.
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The southern entrance
History[]
The church was built of fieldstone around 1300 and included a longhouse and a small bell tower. At the end of the 15th century the wood roof was replaced by a brick star vault with church wall paintings signed by Albertus Pictor.[1] In the 18th century the windows were made larger and the current bell tower was built.
Features[]
The pulpit with six-sided basket was added in 1665. The baptismal font, made of Scottish sandstone by sculptor Erik Sand, was completed in 1951.
References[]
- Specific
- ^ Saint George and the Dragon, Jan Svanberg (1998), p. 39 ISBN 9789151833927
- General
- Medieval Wooden Sculpture in Sweden: Late Medieval sculpture, Bengt Thordeman and Aron Andersson (1980), p. 274
External links[]
Categories:
- Churches in Västmanland County
- Churches in the Diocese of Västerås
- 14th-century churches in Sweden
- Church frescos in Sweden