Öckerö Old Church, Öckerö, Sweden

The older church of Öckerö was built around 1450 to the site of earlier wooden church. The current appearance date from the restoration made in the 1780s. There are two artefacts, a font and crucifix, dating from the previous church and two wooden sculptures made in the 15th century. The altar was made in 1626 and roof paintings (“Last Judgement”) in 1792.

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Renata Bondaruk (2 years ago)
Fantastic place. Recommend

Annika Mukka (3 years ago)
Nice little church and we got a good guide

Roland Henriksson (3 years ago)
Very nice little church. Would love to be at church or baptism or wedding.

Sven Wallhult (3 years ago)
Easy to find, with quite a lot of space.

Jerry Nodesjö (5 years ago)
Very nice

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