Kumla Church, Västmanland Explained

Kumla Church
Coordinates:59.8456°N 16.6375°W
Location:Norrby
Country:Sweden
Consecrated Date:c. 1300
Tower Quantity:1

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

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 signed by Albertus Pictor.[1] 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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Notes and References

  1. Saint George and the Dragon, Jan Svanberg (1998), p. 39