Älvängen Church

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Älvängen Church is a church in Älvängen, Västergötland, Sweden. It belongs to Skepplanda-Hålanda parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. Älvängens Church is a modern church, built in 1970 by architect T. Hansson and manufactured by Öresjö sektionshus. In 1982 it was extended under Kjell Malmqvist, during which a bell tower was added at the side of the church. The clock in the bell tower was cast at the Bergholtz bell foundry in Sigtuna. The following year the church was reopened. The altarpiece of wood was painted by Harry W. Smith. The textiles in the church were made by Christina Westman in Gothenburg. The original organ, a Grönvalls, was inaugurated in 1977, but it was sold in 1999 and replaced with a digital organ of the brand Ahlbom. ()

Local name: Älvängens kyrka Coordinates: 57°57'29"N, 12°7'12"E

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Västra GötalandSweden

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Älvängen Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thorskog House, Kilanda kyrka, Nol Church, Starrkärr Church.

5.3 miN
Manor house, Hotel
Thorskog House
136 min walk • Thorskog House is a manor house in Bohuslän, Sweden. It is located in Lilla Edet Municipality. It was built in 1892 in accordance with the plans of architect Carl Fahlström. Thorskogs slott operates as a hotel and is open to the public with forty furnished rooms and restaurant facilities.
3.9 miE
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Kilanda kyrka
100 min walk • Kilanda Church is a church in Ale Municipality, about 9 kilometres east of the urban area of Älvängen, in Västergötland, Sweden. Since January 1, 2008 it has belonged to the Starrkärr-Kilanda parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. The small stone church dates from the 13th century.
3.6 miSW
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Nol Church
91 min walk • Nol Church is a church in Nödinge-Nol, Västergötland, Sweden. It belongs to the parish of Starrkärr-Kilanda in the Diocese of Gothenburg. The church was built in 1987 by the architect Kjell Malmqvist, replacing an old mission building. The church bell was cast at the Bergholtz bell foundry in Sigtuna.
2 miSE
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Starrkärr Church
51 min walk • Starrkärr Church is a church in Starrkärrs socken, Sweden, situated 4 km southeast of Älvängen and 8 km northeast of the locality Nödinge-Nol. It is part of the Starrkärr-Kilanda parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. In the churchyard is also a smaller chapel, mostly used for funerals.
3.9 miE
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Skepplanda Church
100 min walk • Skepplanda Church is a church in Nödinge-Nol, Västergötland, Sweden. It belongs to Skepplanda-Hålanda parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. The present church building was begun in 1698 and was completed in 1705, partly built on the walls of the original church from the Middle Ages.
3.9 miE
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Långared Church
100 min walk • Långared Church is a church in Långared, about 15 kilometres north of Alingsås in Västergötland, Sweden. It belongs to the parish of Bjärke parish in the Diocese of Skara. The church was consecrated on November 29, 1818, and replaced a medieval wooden church. The church tower was not completed until 1824.

Älvängen Church

Facts and practical information

Älvängen Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Thorskog House

Kilanda kyrka

Nol Church

Starrkärr Church

Skepplanda Church

Långared Church