Valleberga Church
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) |
 |
This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (January 2008) |
 |
This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in the Swedish Wikipedia. (March 2009) Click [show] on the right for instructions.
|
Coordinates: 55°25′43.4″N 14°3′45″E / 55.428722°N 14.0625°E
Valleberga Church is a church in Valleberga, Sweden and Löderup Parish. It is the only known fortified round church in Skåne. A reason for the building of the round church was that the master mason of the church, Carl Stenmester, also built churches on Bornholm, where round churches were common. The font was cut by the master of Tryde and shows one of the legends about Saint Peter and Paul of Tarsus.
In 1791, the round church was demolished and extensions were made to the north, west and south. These extensions were demolished in 1908–1910 when the round church was restored and a large cathedral-like extension was made to the west, including a new tower.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Valleberga kyrka |
 |
This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Sweden is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
