Västra Vingåkers kyrka

About the church

Västra Vingåkers kyrka is a church building in the residential area of Vidåker in Vingåker, belonging to Västra Vingåker parish in Vingåker Municipality, Oppunda and Villåttinge deanery, Diocese of Strängnäs.

Vingåker parish was divided in 1754 into this Västra (West) and Östra (East) Vingåker parish, which since 2010 have been part of Katrineholmsbygden parish.

Around the church there are several buildings dating from the 19th century, among them the old church school (Kyrkskolan) and Åsens gård. Västra Vingåkers kyrka was built in the Middle Ages, around the year 1300. Originally it had no tower. The porch and the church tower were added in the 15th century. In the 17th century two burial chapels were added. The altarpiece also dates from this century. The church underwent a major restoration that was completed in 1783. At that time new transepts, a new sacristy and a low mansard roof were added. The tower cap was added in 1885. Since then no changes have been made to the exterior. Västra Vingåkers kyrka is generally counted among the largest rural churches in Sweden. The height of the church is 48.9 metres.

The text has been translated from the article Västra Vingåkers kyrka on Swedish Wikipedia and may be used under CC BY-SA 4.0.