Hjo Church, Hjo, Sweden - SpottingHistory

The first church in Hjo was built sometimes in the late 1200s or early 1300s. It was destroyed by fire in 1794 and the current church replaced it in 1799. The current tower was erected during the restoration in the early 1900s.

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Elizabeth Denzler (4 years ago)
De va la bra. Var bröllop

Madeleine ljungqvist (4 years ago)
Trevligt att kunna gå in i kyrkan. Trevlig vaktmästare....

Åke Settergren (5 years ago)
Good and beautiful

Elisabet Blomdahl (5 years ago)
Beautiful church in the center of Hjo, very close to the square.

Lars Karlström (6 years ago)
Very nice church, should be seen

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