Bäckaby Old Church

Bäckaby Old Church
Bäckaby gamla kyrka

Bäckaby Old Church in 1945
Location Jönköping
Country Sweden
Denomination Church of Sweden
Administration
Parish Jönköping Sofia
Diocese Växjö

Bäckaby Old Church (Swedish: Bäckaby gamla kyrka) was a woooden church building in Sweden. The oldest pieces were dated back to the 1320s. The old wooden church was originally in Bäckaby outside Vetlanda before being purchased by a private person and moved to the town park in Jönköping where it was reopened on 31 August 1902. Back in Bäckaby, Bäckaby Old Church had been replaced by the newer Bäckaby Church in 1899.

On late Friday evening, 28 April 2000, the church was totally destroyed by a fire, which soon was appeared to be arson. Local press brought major attention to the fire when it appeared to be connected to satanism.[1] and modern paganism.[2] Many people missed the church, which had been popular a place for weddings and baptism.[3]

In 2003 a memorial site was opened.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Björneblad, Peter (23 June 2000). "Rockbandet brände kyrkor". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Thoms, Urban (7 October 2000). "Kyrkbrännare ångrar inget". Dagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Alexandersson, Kerstin; Karls Fors, Anette (2004). Kyrkan brinner! : vad händer sedan? (PDF). Rapport från Riksantikvarieämbetet, 1651-1298 ; 2004:2 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Swedish National Heritage Board. p. 12. ISBN 91-7209-341-2. LIBRIS 10487490. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

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Coordinates: 57°47′00″N 14°08′21″E / 57.7834°N 14.1391°E / 57.7834; 14.1391

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