Surte Church ( sv, Surte kyrka) is a church in

Surte Surte () is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 5,798 inhabitants in 2010. Surte Church is located in the town. It is located some 15 kilometers north of Gothenburg. Surte became well-known for its ...

about north of

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, Sweden. It is part of Nödinge parish in the

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History and architecture

Suggestions for the church were made during the late part of the 1890s when the expansion of the Surte

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drew more and more people to the town. The nearest church was the Nödinge Church, from Surte and suggestions were made to build a new church near Jordfallet, a part of the town. The glass works helped with planning the new church and donated a lot for it in 1911. The church's special feature is the façade and base set with round, naturally polished, stones, which makes the church look older than it is. The stones have been collected from the fields of the Skårdals farmers. The stones were moved to the building site in a total of 740 horse cart loads. The roof is made of

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. The church was designed by architect Sigfrid Ericson and the project was financed by a voluntary collection that raised SEK 25,000. On the first Sunday of

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in 1912, the church was consecrated and declared open to the congregation. The church is one of the county's most noted examples of the

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architecture of the early 20th century and it is a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Surte Church Churches in Västra Götaland County Churches completed in 1912 1912 establishments in Sweden Churches in the Diocese of Gothenburg