Ransäter Church

Ransäter Church (Swedish: Ransäter kyrka) is a wooden church building in Ransäter in Sweden. It belongs to Forshaga-Munkfors Parish of the Church of Sweden. It was was inaugurated on Candlemas Day 1986.[1]

Ransäter Church
Ransäter kyrka
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Ransäter Church in July 2011
LocationRansäter
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Consecrated2 February 1986
Administration
ParishForshaga-Munkfors
DioceseKarlstad

On 6 December 1983 a fire had destroyed the old church.[2][3]

Politician Tage Erlander and his wife Aina are buried on the cemetery near the church.[4]

References

  1. "Ransäters kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Ransäters kyrka och kyrkogård" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Kerstin Alexandersson, Anette Karls Fors (2004). "Kyrkan brinner" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board. p. 33. Retrieved 21 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Ransäters kyrkogård" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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