Hjo Church

Description

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.

Address
Tunnbindaregränd 1A, Hjo, Sweden

Established
1799

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