Egby Church
The Church of Egby ( Swedish Egby kyrka ) is a village church in Egby on the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea .
The smallest church building in Öland dates back to the 12th century. The side choir with narrow windows has been preserved from this period. The stone altar and the baptismal font , which combines Christian motifs on the upper part with pagan motifs on the lower part, are also dated to this period.
Younger is the pulpit decorated with paintings from the 18th century . The church was rebuilt in 1818 according to plans by the architect Samuel Enander , although parts of the building's medieval appearance was retained. The organ was built in 1852 by Nils and SP Petersson.
- Egby Church
Baptismal font
literature
- Wolfram zu Mondfeld: Viking trip . Herford 1985, ISBN 3-7822-0360-7 , pp. 82 .
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Coordinates: 56 ° 52 ′ 25 ″ N , 16 ° 49 ′ 15.6 ″ E