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Böda Church

Coordinates: 57°14′40″N 17°03′35″E / 57.2445°N 17.0596°E / 57.2445; 17.0596
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Böda Church
Böda kyrka
Böda Church, external view
Böda Church is located in Kalmar
Böda Church
Böda Church
Location in Kalmar County
57°14′40″N 17°03′35″E / 57.2445°N 17.0596°E / 57.2445; 17.0596
LocationBöda socken
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Administration
DioceseVäxjö

Böda Church (Swedish: Böda kyrka) is a Lutheran church in Böda socken on the Swedish island Öland, in the Baltic Sea. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.

History and architecture

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Böda Church was built during the second half of the 12th century as a Romanesque church with nave, a narrower choir and apse. During the late 12th and early 13th century, the church was rebuilt into a fortified church. During the reconstruction, the apse was removed and the nave and choir made equally broad.[1]

The church was almost completely rebuilt 1801-03. The new church incorporates a few medieval elements, notably the Romanesque north portal. The church furnishings are post-Reformation works of art.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Böda kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ^ Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 354. ISBN 91-971561-08.
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