Tierp Church (Swedish : Tierps kyrka) is a Lutheran church in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala. The church is one of the largest countryside churches in Uppland and contains well-preserved medieval frescos.
Tierp Church (Swedish : Tierps kyrka) is a Lutheran church in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala. The church is one of the largest countryside churches in Uppland and contains well-preserved medieval frescos.
The church was built at the end of the 13th century or around the year 1300. The building material is fieldstone and brick. [1] The internal vaults were constructed sometime between 1430 and 1460, replacing an earlier ceiling made of wood. [1] [2] During the same period the gables of the church were remade. [1] The vaults were subsequently decorated by artists of the Tierp school . [3] The church paintings were covered with whitewash during the 18th century but restored during a renovation in 1915. [2]
The church is a hall church with external buttresses crowned with spires. The façade is today whitewashed. [1]
It contains a triumphal cross from the second half of the 13th century and a baptismal font from the 15th century. The pulpit was made in 1781. [3]
The church has an external wooden bell tower, one of the largest in Uppsala county. [3]
A renovation of the interior was carried out in 2009-2010. [4]
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