Tierp Church

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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.

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History and architecture

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  [ sv ]. [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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tierp kn, TIERPS KYRKBY 5:1 TIERPS KYRKA" (in Swedish). National Heritage Board of Sweden. 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Välkommen till Tierps kyrka" (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala County Administrative Board. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kyrkor" (in Swedish). Tierp Municipality. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. "Tierps kyrka, invändig restaurering" . Retrieved 7 September 2013.

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