Sollentuna Church

Sollentuna, Sweden

Sollentuna Church originates from the late 1100s but it has been restored and enlarged several times. The current appearance dates from the 1600s. In 1560 remnants of Gustav Vasa and his two wives were held in Sollentuna church on the way to funeral in Uppsala Cathedral.

The interior is decorated with murals by famous Albertus Pictor school in the late 1400s. The thurible dates from the 1200s and font was made in Gotland around 1300. The pulpit stucture dates from 1627.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Kyrkvägen 2, Sollentuna, Sweden

See all sites in Sollentuna

Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Susanne Löfgren (2 years ago)
This is a beautiful church, century shows its traces in its splendor, pity I was there for funeral only, but my good friend had his last journey in this fine church.

Viktoria Carehag (3 years ago)
Such a nice, cozy and beautiful church! And the best Ebenezer Scrooge ?

Kent Cederholm (3 years ago)
Beautiful church, regardless of whether you are a believer. Nice ceremony too.

Manjunath kollukuduru (3 years ago)
Nice and calm place to visit

Inge-Marie Bodin (3 years ago)
It vsr a nice moment with choir singing and music.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Following Hadrian

Historic Site of the week

Walls of Constantinople

The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. They were also the largest and strongest fortification in both the ancient and medieval world.

Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land. As the city grew, the famous double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century. Although the other sections of the walls were less elaborate, they were, when well-manned, almost impregnable for any medieval besieger.