Västanfors Church
Coordinates: 59°59′16″N 15°48′22″E / 59.98778°N 15.80611°E
Västanfors Church (Swedish: Västanfors kyrka) is located at Västanfors in Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden.[1]
History[]
Before the church was built, here was a wood church, built in 1642. Drawings for a new church were established in 1818 by architect Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt (1781-1844). The present church building was built 1824–27 and opened in 1830. The last renovation of the church was in 1987–88, according to drawing by architect .[2]
References[]
- ^ "Västanfors kyrka". svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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Categories:
- Churches completed in 1830
- Churches in Västmanland County
- 19th-century Church of Sweden church buildings
- 1830 establishments in Sweden
- Churches in the Diocese of Västerås