Skärstad Church

Skärstad Church
Skärstads kyrka
Skärstad Church in May 2012
Location	Skärstad
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Church of Sweden
History
Consecrated	17 October 1819 (first church service) 27 May 1827 (official inauguration)
Administration
Parish	Skärstad-Ölmstad
Diocese	Växjö

Skärstad Church (Swedish: Skärstads kyrka) is a church building in Skärstad in Sweden. It belongs to the Skärstad-Ölmstad Parish of the Church of Sweden and was built in the early 19th century. It replaced a demolished 15th century church.^[1]

The first church service inside was held on 17 October 1819.^[2] The church was officially inaugurated on 27 May 1827 by Bishop Esaias Tegnér.^[3]

References

1. "Skärstads kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
2. "Skärstads kyrka" (in Swedish). Kyrkor i Växjö stift. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. Esaias Tegnér (27 May 1827). "Biskopsvisitation 1827" (in Swedish). Visingsö Local Community Association. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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