Västanfors Church
59°59′16″N 15°48′22″E / 59.98778°N 15.80611°E
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Västanfors Church (Swedish: Västanfors kyrka) is located at Västanfors in Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden.[1]
History
[edit]Before the church was built, a wood church was built in 1642. Drawings for a new church were established in 1818 by architect Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt (1781-1844). The present church building was built in1824–27 and opened in 1830. The last renovation of the church was in 1987–88, according to a drawing by architect Jerk Alton.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Västanfors kyrka". svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lorens Axel Fredrik Almfelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.