Härnösand Cathedral ( sv, Härnösands domkyrka) serves the

Diocese of Härnösand The Diocese of Härnösand ( sv, Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand. History The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese o ...

of the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...

. It is located in

Härnösand Härnösand () is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 17,556 inhabitants in 2010. It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape just a few miles north of H� ...

in Västernorrland County, Sweden. From atop the 46 metres tall tower, the entire town of Härnösand can be viewed.

History

Härnösand city's first church was built 1593. The four chandeliers are from the 17th century. In 1721 the church was burned down by Russian troops, and a new church was erected, and that church was eventually destroyed. The present church was inaugurated on 28 June 1846 and built according to plans by Johan Adolf Hawerman (1812-1885). The present church is located in the same location as the original and is Sweden's smallest cathedral. The altar painting is by David von Coln (1689–1763). The baptismal font is a Spanish rococo work in silver and manufactured 1777. The organ was built in 1975 by the Danish firm of Bruno Christensen & Sønner Orgelbyggeri and has 57 stops. The organ facade is from the 1700s Cahman organ that was saved from the original church. The cathedral contains a 37-bell

carillon A carillon ( , ) is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 cast-bronze bells. The bells are hung in fixed suspension and tuned in chromatic order so that they can be sounded harmoniou ...

, built by the in 1981.

Gallery

Harnosands domkyrka baptismal font.jpg, Baptismal font Harnosands domkyrka pulpit.jpg, Pulpit Harnosands domkyrka choir organ.jpg, Choir organ Harnosands domkyrka interior.jpg, Interior Harnosands domkyrka sanctuary.jpg, Sanctuary Harnosands domkyrka crucifix.jpg, Crucifix

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harnosand Cathedral Diocese of Härnösand Churches completed in 1846 19th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Church buildings with domes Lutheran cathedrals in Sweden Churches in Västernorrland County Härnösand Carillons Churches in the Diocese of Härnösand 1846 establishments in Sweden