The Karlskrona Admiralty Church ( sv, Karlskrona amiralitetskyrka) is a

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Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Swed ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. The church is also known as the Ulrica Pia in honor of Queen

Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Charles XI. She is often admired for her generosity and charity. The name ''Ulrike'' is a Danish version of the name; in Swedish she is c ...

, Queen consort of King

Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI or Carl ( sv, Karl XI; ) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721). He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein- ...

('pia' is the feminine form of the Latin 'pius' which means 'pious').

History

The church belongs to the

Royal Karlskrona Admiralty Parish The Royal Karlskrona Admiralty Parish ( sv, Karlskrona amiralitetsförsamling) in Karlskrona, Sweden, is a non-territorial Lutheran parish for navy personnel and their families, which has existed in Karlskrona since 1685. Its church is the woode ...

and is situated close to the

Karlskrona naval base The Karlskrona naval base ( sv, Karlskrona örlogsbas) is the largest naval base of the Swedish Navy. Located in Blekinge in southern Sweden, the base has close ties with the city of Karlskrona. It has an exceptionally well-sheltered location: arc ...

shipyard area. It is located near ''Vallgatan'' in the south east of the island of

Trossö Trossö is an island in Blekinge County, southern Sweden. It is situated within the Karlskrona archipelago. The main road, Osterleden ( E22), connects the island to the mainland. The city of Karlskrona is spread over 30 islands, the main one being ...

in the Karlskrona archipelago. The church was consecrated in 1685. It is made entirely of

wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin th ...

. Originally it could seat 4,000 making it Sweden's largest wooden church The interior is in a light bluish color while the exterior is in the traditional

Falu red Falu red or falun red ( ; sv, falu rödfärg, ) is a permeable red paint commonly used on wooden cottages and barns in Sweden, Finland, and Norway. History Following hundreds of years of mining in Falun, large piles of residual product wer ...

. Its shape is a squarish

greek cross The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed to it is termed a ''crucifix'' and the figure is often referred to as the ''corpus'' (La ...

, with each cross arm measuring . In front of the main entrance stands the wooden figure of

Rosenbom Old Rosenbom in front of the church The original inside the church In front of the Karlskrona Admiralty Church, in Sweden, the popular wooden figure of Gubben Rosenbom (''Old Man Rosenbom'') has been standing since the mid 18th century. In 1956 t ...

. The church was listed as part of the

on the

UNESCO World Heritage List A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

in 1998.

Gallery

Amiralitetskyrkan Karlskrona Interiör 04.jpg, Altar Amiralitetkyrkan organ facade.jpg, Organ Amiralitetskyrkan interiör.jpg, Interior

References

External links

Amiralitetskyrkan
at the

Swedish Fortifications Agency The Swedish Fortifications Agency ( sv, Fortifikationsverket, FortV) is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Finance , tasked with managing government-owned defense-related buildings and land. The agency functions as the landlord fo ...

17th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Karlskrona Churches in Blekinge County Churches in the Diocese of Lund {{Sweden-church-stub

History

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