Vånga
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: view of Vånga gamla kyrka, serving now as funeral chapel
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 11 October 2011 by Västgöten [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vånga_medeltidskyrka,_i_Norrköpings_kommun,_den_11_oktober_2011.JPG] [accessed 1 July 2020]
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view of church exterior in context - north view
Scene Description: Vånga nya kyrka: originally 1864 but re-built after a fire destroyed it in 1959
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Västgöten, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 11 October 2011 by Västgöten [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vånga_kyrka_i_Norrköpings_kommun,_den_11_oktober_2011.JPG] [accessed 1 July 2020]
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view
Scene Description: Vånga nya kyrka: originally 1864 but re-built after a fire destroyed it in 1959
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © L.G.Foto, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 April 2011 by L.G.Foto [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vånga_kyrka_från_luften.jpg] [accessed 1 July 2020]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 22774VAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Vånga nya kyrka [originally from Vånga gamla kyrka]
Church Patron Saints: St. Olaf [aka Olaf II Haraldsson, Óláfr Haraldsson, Olav, Olav Haraldsson, Olave, Olof]
Church Location: Vångavägen 45A, 617 90 Skärblacka, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 11 24 10 00
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Östergötland, Östergötlands län
Directions to Site: Located off the E1139 [aka Vångavägen], 6 km W of Skärblacka, about 25 km W of Norrköping and in its municipality, about 40 km ENE of Linköping
Ecclesiastic Region: Linköpings stift
Historical Region: Finspånga läns härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Date: 1661? / 1691?
Century and Period: 17th century(mid?), Baroque
Church Notes: 13thC church dedicated to St Olaf serves now as funeral chapel; Gothic Revival church built 1864 on nearby site; new church burned down 1959; was re-built and consecrated 1962
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Svenske kyrkan [www.svenskakyrkan.se/norrkoping/vanga-kyrka] [accessed 1 July 2020] reports a font of 1661 [1691?] in use in this church [="Dopfunten i kyrkan är daterad 1661 och är troligen tillverkad i Vadstena eller Skänninge."]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 58.578983, 15.811803
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 58° 34′ 44.34″ N, 15° 48′ 42.49″ E
UTM: 33V 547207 6493459