Åmål Church
The 1806 built Evangelical Lutheran Church of Amal , the old church replaced the village from the 17th century.
history
A church in Åmål was first mentioned in 1379. It was built at the mouth of the river, where there was an important trading and market place. The first stone church in Åmål parish was built in 1669. After the great fire in 1777, the church was rebuilt in neoclassical style. The tower on its southern long side is particularly distinctive.
Interior
The interior is characterized by paintings by Olle Hjortzberg , created between 1933 and 1939 . The altar painting depicts the "journey to heaven", it is also called "The Eternal City". It is flanked by two paintings titled “You belong to the kingdom of God” and “On the way home from confirmation”.
On the pulpit, Hjortzberg depicted "Christ and the four evangelists" as well as the Swedish evangelists Ansgar , Brigitta , Master Olof and Nathan Söderblom . Under the pulpit is a chest from 1682.
The church bell next to the pulpit probably dates from the beginning of the 14th century.
Two brass chandeliers hang in front of the organ gallery. They hardly differ. One was made in 1681 by master goldsmith Mårten, the other much later.
The paintings in the organ gallery are also works by Hjortzberg. The organ was built in 1876 by the Setterquist company and renovated in 1933. It has 26 registers.
The font from the 13th century was in the old church. The copper baptismal font is a work by the sculptor Britta Nerman from the 20th century.
The two wooden angels in the choir are also by Britta Nerman.
The choir organ with 21 registers was created in 1991 by the Smedman company.
The altarpiece under the southern gallery at the place for a prayer was woven by Karna Olsson .
