Utvängstorp Church () is a medieval church at
Mullsjö Municipality
Mullsjö Municipality () is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in the locality of Mullsjö.
The municipality was formed in 1952 by the amalgamation of four former entities. In 1998 it was transferred from the disso ...
in
Jönköping County
Jönköping County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in September 2017. The capita ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. It belongs to the
Mullsjö-Sandhem Parish (''Mullsjö-Sandhems församling'') of the
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List ...
. The church is located about 20 kilometers north of
Mullsjö
Mullsjö is a locality and the seat of Mullsjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders No ...
, the central city of Mullsjö municipality.
History
The church dates back to the later 12th century. It is built of stone with whitewashed facades.
Just south of the church stands a bell tower from 1735. In 1838, the church underwent a thorough rebuilding and extension with a new choir area to the east and new sacristy east of the choir. In 1960 the interior was restored. In 1989 a major renovation was conducted.
References
External links
Utvängstorps kyrka websiteMap of Utvängstorps Kyrka
12th-century churches in Sweden
Churches in Jönköping County
Mullsjö Municipality
Churches in the Diocese of Skara
Churches converted from the Roman Catholic Church to the Church of Sweden
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