Torpa kyrka

The previous church building was probably built in the 13th century. The current stone church was constructed between 1864 and 1865, according to designs by Johan Adolf Hawerman, and was consecrated on September 17, 1865, by Bishop Henrik Gustaf Hultman. The painting of the church was not completed at the time of the consecration but was finished in 1877.

The church is built in a neoclassical style and consists of a rectangular nave with a semicircular chancel in the east. The tower in the west, with double sound openings, has a lantern with pointed gables and a spire crowned by a cross. In the tower hang two church bells from 1967 and the old small bell from the Middle Ages. The old large bell from 1689 stands in the porch.

The interior is of the hall church type. The church room is equipped with a barrel vault. The chancel arch is adorned with the Bible verse: ÄRA VARE GUD I HÖJDEN (glory to god in the highest). The chancel ceiling is decorated sky blue with white clouds. A restoration was carried out between 1949 and 1951, during which the seating in the church room was reduced from 800 to about half to make room for a sacristy and a confirmation room. In 1991, an exterior and interior restoration was carried out.

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