Västanfors Church

59°59′16″N 15°48′22″E / 59.98778°N 15.80611°E / 59.98778; 15.80611

Västanfors Church (Swedish: Västanfors kyrka) is located at Västanfors in Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden.^[1]

History

Before the church was built, a wood church was 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 in1824–27 and opened in 1830. The last renovation of the church was in 1987–88, according to a drawing by architect Jerk Alton.^[2]

References

^ "Västanfors kyrka". svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

External links

Västanfors kyrka website

[1] "Västanfors kyrka". svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[2] "Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

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