Billingsfors Church ( sv, Billingsfors kyrka) belongs to the Steneby-Tisselskogs parish in the

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, Sweden. It is situated close to the

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Billingsfors Billingsfors () is a locality situated in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,134 inhabitants in 2010. Billingsfors Church is in Billingsfors. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Billingsfors: * Billing ...

.The church was built in 1763. It was originally owned by the Billingsfors factory and was probably built by the carpenters at the factory. Since 1981, it is owned by the Steneby parish (now Steneby-Tissleskogs parish). At the time of the transfer of the ownership, it had been owned by the factory for 218 year and was one of the last privately owned churches remaining in Sweden. The

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was painted in the 16th century by

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. Among the inventories are a crucifix from the 16th century and a

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that was in use until the end of the 1880s. The present

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was built in 1954. The church was comprehensively renovated in 1991, when an additional

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organ made by Göran Strand, was installed.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Billingsfors Church Churches in Västra Götaland County Churches completed in 1763 1763 establishments in Sweden 18th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Churches in the Diocese of Karlstad