Hedvig Eleonora Church Explained

Building Name:	Hedvig Eleonora Church
Location:	Stockholm, Sweden
Geo:	59.3353°N 18.0806°W
Religious Affiliation:	Church of Sweden
Rite:	Lutheran
Consecration Year:	21 August 1737
Status:	Parish church
Architecture Style:	Baroque

Hedvig Eleonora Church (Swedish: Hedvig Eleonora kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm.

The church was consecrated on 21 August 1737^[1] and is named after the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora (1636–1715), wife of King Charles X of Sweden. Hedvig Eleonora Church is an octagonal church.

The church is one of Stockholm's most popular for weddings, christenings and funerals. On 20 November 2023, Lasse Berghagen was buried inside the church.^[2]

The building contains a 24-bell carillon, built by the in 1968^[3]

Notable interments

• Tim Bergling (Avicii)^[4]
• Matilda Widegren (1863–1938), educator and peace activist

External links

• Hedvig Eleonora church, Stockholm pdf

Notes and References

1. Web site: Välkommen till Hedvig Eleonora kyrkas vänförening. Friend Association of Hedvig Eleonora Church. Swedish. 22 October 2019. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022201915/https://hekv.se/. dead.
2. News: I dag begravs Lasse Berghagen. SVT Kultur. Swedish. 20 November 2023. 20 November 2023.
3. Web site: Svenske konsertklokkespill . Swedish carillons . Nordisk selskap for campanologi og klokkespill [Nordic Society for Campanology and Carillons] . no . 2022-07-05.
4. Web site: Turismen ökar i länet – fler besöker Skogskyrkogården. Mitt i Stockholm. sv-SE. 2019-08-21. 2019-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190821102926/https://mitti.se/nyheter/turismen-lanet-skogskyrkogarden/. dead.