Hedvig Eleonora Church ( sv, Hedvig Eleonora kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at

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and belongs to the

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and is

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for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm. The church was consecrated on 21 August 1737 and is named after the Swedish Queen

Hedvig Eleonora Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (23 October 1636 – 24 November 1715) was Queen of Sweden from 1654 until 1660 as the wife of King Charles X Gustav. She served as regent during the minority of her son, King Charles XI, from 1660 until 1672, ...

(1636–1715), wife of King Charles X of Sweden. Hedvig Eleonora Church is an octagonal church. The church is one of Stockholm's most popular for

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s, christenings and funerals. The building contains a 24-bell

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, built by the in 1968

Notable interments

*Tim Bergling (

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)

Gallery

File:Hedvig Eleonora kyrka vykort ca 1900.jpg, Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1900 File:Hedvig Eleonora kyrka sydvy.jpg, Exterior File:Hedvig Eleonora kyrka int orgelvy.jpg, Organ File:Hedvig Eleonora kyrka altare.jpg, Altar File:Hedvig Eleonora kyrka predikstol.jpg, Pulpit File:Erik Bergman.jpg, Erik Bergman (

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's father) who became parish minister in 1934 delivering a sermon at Hedvig Eleonora as of 1918

References

External links

Hedvig Eleonora church, Stockholm
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