Skarstad nr. Huskvarna / Skärstad

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

Scene Description: the present church was inaugurated in 1829; renovated in 1972
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © L.G.foto, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 10 April 2009 by L.G.foto [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skärstads_kyrka_från_luften.jpg] [accessed 3 August 2020]
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view of church interior - statue - angel

Scene Description: the 15thC(?) "Dopängel" from the old church; it was restored and is now i[August 2020] near and above the modern font inside the new church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2587-028.TIF] of a 1943 B&W photograph by Sven Wahlgren, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skärstads_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200087788.jpg] [accessed 3 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of font in context

Scene Description: the 1940s font inside the 19thC church; the angel above is from the old church -- Source caption: "Dopfunt från 1945 under dopängeln som är kvar från gamla kyrkan"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbro Thörn, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph by Barbro Thörn in Kyrkokartan.se [www.kyrkokartan.se/055783/images/55783_51604917] [accessed 3 August 2020]
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view of font in context

Scene Description: the 1940s font inside the 19thC church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tom Wollecki, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph by Tom Wollecki in Kyrkokartan.se [www.kyrkokartan.se/055783/images/55783_51604917] [accessed 3 August 2020]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 22827SKA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Skärstads kyrka
Church Location: Kyrkallén 51, Skärstads kyrkby, 561 91 Huskvarna, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 36 515 30
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Småland, Jönköpings län
Directions to Site: Located off (E) highway E4, 10-15 km NNE of Huskvarna
Ecclesiastic Region: Växjö stift
Church Notes: 15thC church demolished; present church 1829
Font Notes:
The baptismal font of stone is mid-30th century. No entry found for Skärstad in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld. [NB: we have no information on the font of the 15th-century(?) church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.882, 14.3736
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 52′ 55.2″ N, 14° 22′ 24.96″ E
UTM: 33V 462853 6415745