Stravalla No. 2 / Stråvalla
INFORMATION
Font ID: 22657STR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Stråvalla kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Notes: late-13thC church; modified 16th, 17th, 18thC, with detached tower of 1739; restored 1964
Church Address: Stråvalla kyrka, V, Varberg, Sweden
Site Location: Halland, Hallands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (NE) the N853.01-E6/E20 crossroads, 6-7 km N of Väröbacka, about 30 km N of Vardberg and in its municipality, about 50 km S of Göteborg
Ecclesiastic Region: Göteborgs stift
Historical Region: Viske harad
Additional Comments: altered font? (only the base has survived)
Font Notes:
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Noted in Hallbäck (1969) as the surviving base of a baptismal font of the 14th century. [NB: we have not been able to discover the present whereabouts of this fragment, but it apparently was [is?] used inside the church as the base supporting a metal dish].
COORDINATES
UTM: 33V 332359 6354075
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 57.298808, 12.217583
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 57° 17′ 55.71″ N, 12° 13′ 3.3″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Hallbäck, Sven Axel, Medeltida dopfuntar i Halland, 1969, p. 65