Ransäter Church Explained

Ransäter Church (sv|Ransäters kyrka) is a wood church, located in Ransäter in Värmland, Sweden.

History

In the 17th century a lumber longhouse church was built in Ransäter, after initiative from Johan Börjesson Carlberg.^[1] In the 1740s the church was rebuilt as a cross church, but on 6 December 1983 the church burnt down. The present wood church opened on Candlemas Day 1986,^[2] where the architect was Jerk Alton.^[3] The church also includes pictures by Sven-Bertil Svensson. The pipe organ in the church was built in 1988 by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri.^[4]

Politician Tage Erlander and his wife Aina are buried on the cemetery near the church.^[5]

External links

59.7697°N 13.45°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kyrkan brinner. Swedish National Heritage Board. Kerstin Alexandersson, Anette Karls Fors. Swedish. 33. 2004. 21 September 2012.
2. Web site: Ransäters kyrka. Church of Sweden. Swedish. 11 August 2021.
3. Web site: Ransäters kyrka och kyrkogård. Church of Sweden. Swedish. 11 July 2014.
4. Web site: Orglarna som används i undervisningen . Geijer School . 8 October 2012.
5. Web site: Ransäters kyrkogård. Church of Sweden. Swedish. 11 August 2021.