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Blekinge County, Sweden

Map of Blekinge County, Sweden

List of historic Church of Sweden churches in Blekinge County, Sweden

Blekinge is a county in southern Sweden and is the second smallest county (next to Öland). From the 11th c, Blekinge was a part of Denmark and remained so until the end of the Second Northern War Scanian War, CHECK when the Treaty of Roskilde ceded it to Sweden.

The Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish National Heritage Board), a part of the Ministry of Culture (Sweden), is the government agency resposible for the overseeing and preservation of cultural heritage and cultural or historical environment. The agency was founded on 20 May, 1630, by King Gustavus Adolphus, making it one of the the oldest of the government agencies. see here and here

One of the projects of the board is the Bebyggelseregistret] (Bebr) (in English, building registry).

See Kyrkobyggnader i Blekinge län (Church buildings in Blekinge County) for a full listing of churches, chapels, ruins, and cemetery plots in Blekinge County.

Blekinge County

Karlshamn Municipality

Lund Diocese

Location	Name/Coordinates	Building Registry Number/Category	Photograph	Notes	References
Asarum	Asarum Church 56°12′20.53″N 14°49′59.77″E	21300000003472 Church with cemetery		The church was originally built during the end of the 12th c. or early 13th c. The design of the first church is known from drawings from 1788, now kept in the Swedish National Heritage Board. It was made of gray stone and consisted of a nave and chancel with apse. The cross arm in the north was added in 1697-1709, and the south in 1749-1750. From 1787-1790, the medieval church was demolished and the church received its current plan. The sacristy was built in 1868.
Elleholm	Elleholm Church 56°9′46.58″N 14°45′2.63″E	21400000549181 Church		1705
Hällaryd	Hällaryd Church 56°12′23.08″N 14°56′50.96″E	21400000441400 Church with cemetery		Older church dates before 1650, new church 1878
Karlshamn	Carl Gustaf Church 56°10′17.18″N 14°51′43.92″E	21300000003482 Church with cemetery		Church 1702, Sacristry 1834
Mörrum	Mörrum Church 56°11′36.2″N 14°45′1.15″E	1300000005269 Church with cemetery		1847
Ringamåla	Ringamåla Church 56°20′4.99″N 14°47′54.24″E	21300000003489 Church with cemeter		1883 because the bedrock in Ringamåla would prevent a cemetery being built, the church is actually in Långeboda
Svängsta	Svängsta Church 56°15′30.89″N 14°46′27.16″E	21300000003470 Church with parish home		Church 1932
Åryd	Åryd Church 56°12′26.6″N 15°0′32.54″E	21300000003494 Church with cemetery		Oldest church 13th c. dedicated to holy Ursula, new 1872

Karlskrona Municipality

Lund Diocese

Location	Name/Coordinates	Building Registry Number/Category	Photograph	Notes	References
Aspö	Aspö Church 56°6′50.11″N 15°31′4.86″E	21300000003497 Church with cemetery		1891
Augerum	Augerum Church 56°12′59.63″N 15°40′31.72″E	21300000003782 Church with cemetery		*Original church built in the Middle Ages, new 1821 *Built similar to a cathedral with high, vaulted ceilings. *Built south/north rather than the usual east/west
Fjärjärjåla	Flymens Church 56°20′16.4″N 15°44′24.2″E	21300000003501 Church with cemetery		1905
Fridlevstad	Fridlevstad Church 56°16′9.89″N 15°32′19.32″E	21300000003503 Church with cemetery		Original church late 12th or early 13th century. Burned during the Northern Seven Years' War, church rebuilt on the medieval ruins between 1571-1579
Fridlevstad	Tvings Church 56°18′32.85″N 15°27′56.6″E	21300000003527 Church with cemetery		Medieval church built before 1460
Hasslö	Hasslö Church 56°7′7.64″N 15°28′51.52″E	21300000003507] Church with cemetery		1890
Holmsjö	Sillhövda Church 56°24′37.4″N 15°32′34.78″E	21300000003521 Church with cemetery		First church, early 16th c. (burned down during Northern seven year war); Second church, 1766 (burned down 1940); New, 1945; Bell tower 1768
Jämjö	Jämjö Church 56°11′31.51″N 15°49′54.36″E	21300000003509 Church with cemetery		Medieval church demolished 1820; New church 1826 (stone from the old church used for construction)
Karlskrona	Fredrik Church 56°9′40″N 15°35′17″E	21300000004812 Church without church site or cemetery		Gamla Stadskyrkanhedvig, or Hedvig Eleonora kyrka 1682-1685; New church 1744, tower 1758
Karlskrona	Karlskrona Admiralty Church 56°9′24.5″N 15°35′27.6″E	21400000698855 Church		(true name is Ulrica Pia, after Queen Ulrika Eleonora the elder (m. King Karl XI);1685 (church was intended to be temporary);*1998 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Karlskrona	Trinity Church (also called Tyska Kyrkan, in English German Church) 56°9′38″N 15°35′9″E	21300000003510 Church with cemetery		First church 1709, burned in 1790; New 1802; *1998 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kristianopel	Avaskär chapel 56°15′47.3″N 16°2′9″E	21400000441429 Cemetery church		Original church St. Petri built in Avaskär in 13th c.; New 1909 (cemetery chapel);(old Avaskär)
Kristianopel	Holy Trinity Church, Kristianopel(also called Kristianopels kyrka) 56°15′23.4″N 16°2′31.13″E	21300000003514 Church with cemetery		First church early 1600s (burned down 1611); New 1624
Lyckeby	Church of Lösens 56°11′49″N 15°41′18.4″E	21300000003515 Church with cemetery		First church probably built before 1000s; Second church 13th c.
Nättraby	Nättraby Church 56°12′3″N 15°32′15″E	21300000003516 Church with cemetery		First church 12th c. (probably burned down during Northern seven year war); Present brick church 1796
scope="row"Ramdala	Ramdala Church 56°10′49.17″N 15°46′3.83″E	21300000003517 Church with cemetery		First church early 13th c. (only preserved medieval church in eastern Blekinge) 17th c. interior changes to church
scope="row"Rödeby	Rödeby Church 56°15′44.5″N 15°37′15.01″E	21300000003520 Church with cemetery		First church probably 13th c.; Present 1875-1877
scope="row"Torhamn	Torhamn Church 56°5′42.8″N 15°49′58.7″E	21300000003524 Church with cemetery		First church probably 13th c. and dedicated to St. Mogens (see Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney); Present church 1885
Uttorp	Sturkö church 56°5′18.5″N 15°41′45.3″E	21300000003522 Church with cemetery		First church Middle Ages (no specific date has been found) dedicated to Saint Gertrude, the patron saint of seafarers). Torn down 1878; Present church 1878

Olofström Municipality

Lund Diocese

Location	Name/Coordinates	Building Registry Number/Category	Photograph	Notes	References
Jämshög	Jämshögs Church 56°14′22″N 14°32′0″E	21420000030170 Church with cemetery		First church early 12th c. (wood); Second church 13th c. (brick) Burned in 1803; New church 1804 with masonry from the northern and eastern walls
Jämshög	Olofström Church 56°16′33.5″N 14°31′21.4″E	21400000441439 Church with cemetery		1933, renovated with extension, 1962
Kyrkhult	Kyrkhult Church 56°21′18″N 14°35′20.4″E	21300000003532 Church built with parish home		1865

Ronneby Municipality

Lund Diocese

Location	Name/Coordinates	Building Registry Number/Category	Photograph	Notes	References
Backaryd	Backaryd Church 56°20′44.54″N 15°9′14.78″E	21300000003535 Church with cemetery		First church, built across the road from the present and called Helga Trefaldighets Kapell (Holy trinity Church), as early as 1630; New 1795-1799
Bredåkra	Bredåkra Church 56°15′15.95″N 15°15′5.2″E	21400000441445 Church with cemetery		1939
Bräkne-Hob	Bräkne-hoby Church 56°13′31.92″N 15°7′2.03″E	21400000441451 br />Church with cemetery		First church 12th c.; New 1868-1872
Edestad	Edestad Church 56°13′2.2″N 15°21′35″E	21300000003545 Church with cemetery		First church probably latter 12th c. Stone church probably 1220-1270
Eringsboda	Eringsboda Church 56°26′11.33″N 15°21′56.48″E	21300000003546 Church with cemetery		First chapel 1730s; Present church 1848
Förkärla	Förkärla Church 56°11′47.91″N 15°26′4.25″E	21300000019724 Church with cemetery		First church 1300-1400 (inventory from 1665 and a drawing from 1758 show what the original church looked like); Present church 1864-1865
Hjortsberga	Hjortsberga Church 56°13′31.74″N 15°24′29.58″E	21420000016294 Church with cemetery		First wooden church probably end of 12th c.;Present church early 13th c.
Kallinge	Kallinge Church 56°14′33.5″N 15°17′24.8″E	21300000003785 Church		First wooden church 1897; Present church (south of first) 1937-1939
Listerby	Listerby Church 56°11′47.78″N 15°24′7.65″E	21300000003550 Church with cemetery		First church Romanesque abbey late 12th to early 13th c.; Present church 1847-1849
Ronneby	Church of the Holy Cross 56°12′42″N 15°16′42″E	21300000003552 Church with cemetery		Begun in the late 12th c. with additions through the second half of the 15th c. The southern porch built 1770.
Saxemara	Saxemara Church 56°10′3.19″N 15°13′49.63″E	21300000003555 Church with cemetery		1937-1939
Öljehult	Öljehult Church 56°25′11.58″N 15°2′30.81″E	21300000003787 Church with cemetery		First church of wood 1754; present church 1840 using timber from demolished first church

Sölvesborg Municipality

Lund Diocese

Location	Name/Coordinates	Building Registry Number/Category	Photograph	Notes	References
Gammalstorp	Gammalstorp Church 56°6′28.2″N 14°37′51.1″E	21420000027831 Church with cemetery		First church 12th c. or early 13th c.; present church 1790-1793 using masonry from the original church
Mjällby	Mjällby church 56°3′1.89″N 14°40′40.19″E	21300000003805 Church with cemetery		First church late 12th c. to early 13th c.; present church 1788-1792
Sölvesborg	Saint Nicolai Church,Sölvesborg 56°3′11.76″N 14°35′5.76″E	21300000003558 Church		Church begun early 14th c., added to through the 14th and 15th c.
Ysane	Ysane Church 56°5′26.05″N 14°38′56.9″E	21300000004815 Church with cemetery		First church 14th c., dedicated to Saint Gertrude

Bibliography

• Anderson, William; Curman, Sigurd; Kindström, Lars-Göran (1959), Amiralitetskyrkan i Karlskrona, Sveriges kyrkor, Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag
• Andersson, William (1941), Blekinge Band II: Bräkne Härad och Listers Härad., Sveriges kyrkor, Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag
• Andersson, William; Kindström, Lars-Göran (1946), Fredrikskyrkan i Karlskrona, Sveriges kyrkor, Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag
• Anderssson, William (1932), Kyrkor i Medelsta härad, Sveriges kyrkor, Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag
• Anderssson, William; Kindström, Lars-Göran (1926), Kyrkor i Östra Härad, Sveriges kyrkor, Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag
• Anderssson, William; Kindström, Lars-Göran (1951), Trefaldighetskyrkan eller Tyska kyrkan i Karlskrona, Sveriges kyrkor, Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag
• Tuulse, Armin (1960), Karlshamn kyrkor, Sveriges kyrkor, Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag

See also

• Wikipedia:Projekt kyrkobyggnader/Kyrkobyggnader i Blekinge län Wikipedia: Project church buildings / Church buildings in Blekinge County (in Swedish)

External Links

• Svenska kyrkan Official Church of Sweden site, has histories of the churhces.
• Swedish National Heritage Board building registry
• Swedish National Heritage Board. Digitaliserade publikationer: Sveriges kyrkor,
• Kringla