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Dalvik Church

Coordinates: 57°47′15″N 14°08′00″E / 57.7876°N 14.1333°E / 57.7876; 14.1333
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Dalvik Church
Dalvikskyrkan
The Dalvik Church in May 2008
Map
LocationDalvik
CountrySweden
DenominationSwedish Evangelical Mission
History
Consecrated8 February 1969
Administration
DioceseVäxjö
ParishJönköping Sofia-Järstorp

The Dalvik Church (Swedish: Dalvikskyrkan) is a church building at Dalvik in Jönköping, Sweden. It is a Swedish Evangelical Mission church belonging to the Jönköping Sofia-Järstorp Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was inaugurated on 8 February 1969 and expanded in 1985.[1]

Near the Dalvik Church is the "Kyrktuppen Kindergarten", ran by the Church of Sweden.[2]

August 2020 fire

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On the night before 1 August 2020, a fire erupted in the kitchen in the basement, and damaged the building.[3] The fire was extinguished before it spread to other parts of the church. The Kindergarten activity could re-start.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dalvikskyrkan jubilerar" (in Swedish). Budbäraren. February 2019. p. 50. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kyrktuppens förskola" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (1 August 2020). "Brand i Dalvikskyrkan i Jönköping". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). SVT Jönköping. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Brand i Dalvikskyrkan" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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