Skärstad Church
Skärstad Church is a church building in Skärstad in Sweden. Belonging to the Skärstad-Ölmstad Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was built in the early 19th century, replacing a demolished 15th century church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: Church of Sweden church building in Skärstad, Sweden
- Also known as: “Skaerstad Kyrka”, “Skärstad kyrka”, “Skärstad Kyrka”, and “Skärstads kyrka”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slottsberget and Råbyskogen.
Målabråten
Nature reserve
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Målabråten is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km southwest of Skärstad Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skärstad and Kaxholmen.
Skärstad
Village
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Skärstad is a locality situated in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 341 inhabitants in 2010.
Kaxholmen
Village
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Kaxholmen is a locality situated in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,458 inhabitants in 2010. The small locality is located near the lake of Landsjön which is well known for its bird-habitats. Kaxholmen is situated 5 km southwest of Skärstad Church.
Ölmstad
Village
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Ölmstad is a locality situated in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 296 inhabitants in 2010. Ölmstad Church dates from the 12th century when monks from Alvastra Abbey began to build the first stone church. Ölmstad is situated 5 km north of Skärstad Church.
Skärstad Church
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Skärstad socken, Skärstad, Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.88204° or 57° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
14.37379° or 14° 22′ 26″ eastElevation
197 metres (646 feet)Operator
Svenska kyrkanOpen location code
9F9PV9JF+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 278861742OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8131007Wikidata ID
Q10671035
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Tornedalen Finnish—“Skärstad Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skärstad Kirke”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Skärstad”
- Dutch: “Skärstads kyrka”
- Finnish: “Skärstadin kirkko”
- Finnish: “Skärstads kyrka”
- German: “Kirche von Skärstad”
- Swedish: “Skärstads kyrka”
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Skärstads kyrka”
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