Hangvar Church

Hangvar Church (Swedish: Hangvar kyrka) is a medieval church in Hangvar on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is part of the Diocese of Visby.

Hangvar Church
Hangvar kyrka
Hangvar Church, view of the exterior
Hangvar Church
Location on Gotland
57°50′21″N 18°41′19″E
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Administration
DioceseVisby

History and architecture

The church dates from the 13th century. The oldest parts are the choir and nave; the tower was built slightly later. The church has a decorated entrance portal, with sculpted capitals and a sculpture of a man's head above the portal. Internally, the church ceiling is supported by four vaults which rest on a central column. The base of the column is decorated with carved figures. Among the furnishings, the baptismal font is medieval, dating from circa 1250. The church has originally been decorated with six wooden sculptures dating from the Middle Ages but these are now displayed in the Gotland Museum in Visby. The altarpiece, made of wood, dates from 1684, while the pulpit is from 1633.[1]

References
  1. Lagerlöf, Erland, ed. (1973). Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Uddevalla: Rabén & Sjögren. p. 170. ISBN 9129410355.

Further reading
  • Wollin, Nils. G. (1935). Hangvar kyrka (in: Rute setting) (Summary in English). Sveriges kyrkor, konsthistoriskt inventarium (in Swedish). 42. Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Ansltalts Förlag. pp. 77–86. ISSN 0284-1894.
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