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Västanfors Church
Västanfors Church altar

Västanfors Church (Swedish: Västanfors kyrka) is located at Västanfors in Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden.[1]

History

Before the church was built, a wood church was built in 1642. Drawings for a new church were established in 1818 by architect Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt (1781-1844). The present church building was built in1824–27 and opened in 1830. The last renovation of the church was in 1987–88, according to a drawing by architect Jerk Alton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Västanfors kyrka". svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4stanfors_Church
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