Norra Ljunga Church
The Church of Norra Ljunga (Swedish: Norra Ljunga kyrka ) is a Romanesque church building of the Swedish Church in Norra Ljunga in the Swedish municipality of Sävsjö .
The church was built in the 12th century as one of the so-called Njudungskirchen . Particularly noteworthy about the church, which has a tower that is massive in relation to the nave, are its paintings. So the building has exterior paintings. A red decorative border underneath the roof stands out from the white background. Inside the church there are paintings by the painter Pehr Hörberg between 1773 and 1774, such as floral motifs on the doors of the church, the pulpit and the altar . In 1977 a fire broke out in the church, which destroyed several paintings, including on the front of the gallery . The church was then restored. In this context, the painter Pontus Ljungberg from Ljungby created new paintings for the interior of the church.
A little west of the church there is a wooden bell tower on the site of the cemetery.
literature
- Carina G. Hördegard, Njudungskyrkorna i Sävsjö och Vetlanda kommuner , no year, Swedish / English / German, page 13
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Coordinates: 57 ° 22 ′ 35.8 " N , 14 ° 35 ′ 41.9" E