The Trinity Church ( sv, Trefaldighetskyrkan, alternate, "German Church") is located at

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 ...

Blekinge Blekinge (, old da, Bleking) is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's second ...

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. Along with the

Karlskrona Admiralty Church The Karlskrona Admiralty Church ( sv, Karlskrona amiralitetskyrka) is a church in Karlskrona, Sweden. The church is also known as the Ulrica Pia in honor of Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark, Queen consort of King Charles XI of Sweden ('pia' i ...

(''Amiralitetskyrkan''), the church is situated in the main square, (''Stortorget''), at the center 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 ...

. The church was built in

Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means t ...

for the town's German-speaking population. The first foundation stone was set in 1697. The church was inaugurated on June 27, 1709. The church was designed by architect

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger Count Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (May 23, 1654 – April 10, 1728) was a Swedish Baroque architect, city planner, and administrator. The son of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and the father of Carl Gustaf Tessin, Tessin the Younger was the middle ...

1654–1728). The structure includes a

dome A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...

d rotunda. At the time of the citywide fire in Karlskrona in 1790 the church burned and only the walls remained. The church was rebuilt after the original drawings. After the fire in 1790, only the severely damaged outer walls remained. In 1791, architect Olof Tempelman (1745-1816) was commissioned to draw up proposals for the reconstruction of the church. His simplification of architectural details for the exterior of the church resulted in a building with

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style. In 1802, the church was re-inauguration. In 1814, the church interior was completed. The principal responsible for this work was Admiralty sculptor

Johan Törnström Johannes ("Johan") Törnström (born April 17, 1743, in Ekeby, Västmanland; died February 20, 1828 in Karlskrona) was Admiralty sculptor to the Swedish Navy at the Karlskrona naval base. He carved a number of figureheads for naval vessels, whi ...

(1743-1828). Most notably he created both the altarpiece and pulpit for the Church. The church was listed as part of the Naval Port of Karlskrona on the

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in 1998.

Gallery

Trefaldighetskyrkan - canopy, Karlskrona.jpg, Rotunda Trefaldighetskyrkan, Karlskrona Interiör 07.jpg, Pulpit Trefaldighetskyrkan, Karlskrona Interiör 02.jpg, Altarpiece Trefaldighetskyrkan, Karlskrona Interiör 08.jpg, Organ

References

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