Kårsta Church

Vallentuna, Sweden

Kårsta church was built in the 1400s but replaced an older church built of wood. The sacristy is the oldest part and was built during the 1200s. In the Western church gable is a runestone walled 'Alrik erected the stone and make the bridge'.

The church is wrapped tightly around Kårsta village's well preserved buildings. In addition to residential buildings there are two school buildings, one from 1848 and one from 1915. It was torn wide school until 1982 when the school operations moved to a newly built school in Kårsta.

The whole village around Kårsta church is the county museum has been singled out as inseparable from the cultural environment.

References:

upplevvallentuna.se

Address

Kårstaby, Vallentuna, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 1400s
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Kalmar Union (Sweden)

Rating

4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Ulf Särnegrim (2 years ago)
One of Vallentuna's many fantastic and old genuine churches. Cozy hilly "plot", sparingly decorated interior with a warm atmosphere and good acoustics!

Pentti Savolainen (3 years ago)
One of Roslagen's gems among the medieval churches

Patrick Harryson (4 years ago)
A beautiful church

Jakob Heinemann (xkj57gh4rk) (4 years ago)
nice old church with runic stone in the wall

Hans Bjorkman (4 years ago)
A church from the late 15th century and little changed since the 16th century except for some enlarged windows. Looks beautiful old.

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