Kumla Church, Västmanland

Kumla Church

View from the west
59°50′44″N 16°38′15″E / 59.84556°N 16.63750°E / 59.84556; 16.63750Coordinates: 59°50′44″N 16°38′15″E / 59.84556°N 16.63750°E / 59.84556; 16.63750
Location Norrby
Country Sweden
History
Consecrated c. 1300
Specifications
Number of towers 1

Kumla Church (Swedish: Kumla kyrka) is located in Kumla kyrkby in Sala Municipality in Västmanland, Sweden.

The southern entrance

History

The church was built of fieldstone around 1300 and included a longhouse and a small bell tower. At the end of the 15th century the wood roof was replaced by a brick star vault with church wall paintings by Albertus Pictor. In the 18th century the windows were made larger and the current bell tower was built.

Features

The pulpit with six-sided basket was added in 1665. The baptismal font, made of Scottish sandstone by sculptor Erik Sand, was completed in 1951.

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