St. Maria Kyrka
This church, dating from the early 1200s, is the focal point of town. It certainly respects tradition: A night watchman still sounds the hours of the night from here, just as his distant ancestor did back before clocks were invented. (Fortunately, night watchmen have it better today than in olden times; in the medieval era, if the watchman fell asleep, he was beheaded.) Though many of its richest decorative features were removed in the 1880s because of changing tastes, some of the most precious ones were brought back in a restoration program occurring 4 decades later. The chancel with the ambulatory is late Gothic, and the church spire dates from 1688. Inside, look for the baptismal chapel with a richly carved German altar from the 15th century. The font came from Lübeck, Germany, in 1617, and the iron candelabra is a very early one from the 1300s. Of all the treasures here, we think the Renaissance Pulpit by an unknown craftsman from North Germany is the most remarkable.
This church, dating from the early 1200s, is the focal point of town. It certainly respects tradition: A night watchman still sounds the hours of the night from here, just as his distant ancestor did back before clocks were invented. (Fortunately, night watchmen have it better today than in olden times; in the medieval era, if the watchman fell asleep, he was beheaded.) Though many of its richest decorative features were removed in the 1880s because of changing tastes, some of the most precious ones were brought back in a restoration program occurring 4 decades later. The chancel with the ambulatory is late Gothic, and the church spire dates from 1688. Inside, look for the baptismal chapel with a richly carved German altar from the 15th century. The font came from Lübeck, Germany, in 1617, and the iron candelabra is a very early one from the 1300s. Of all the treasures here, we think the Renaissance Pulpit by an unknown craftsman from North Germany is the most remarkable.
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