Stenbrohult Church, Lutheran church in Älmhults kommun, Sweden
Stenbrohult Church is a Lutheran church in Älmhults kommun in southern Sweden, on the shore of Lake Möckeln near Linné's Råshult. Built 1828–1830 in Empire style and consecrated on 2 June 1833 by Bishop Esaias Tegnér, it has a long nave with the chancel to the west and a square tower to the east housing the main entrance. The whitewashed stone walls are topped by a copper roof; the tower carries an open lantern with a clock and a cross globe.
A church has stood on this site since the 14th century, and remains of that earlier building, including a small vaulted cellar, can still be found just north of the current one. The present church replaced the older structure in 1833, carrying over some older furnishings, among them a medieval wooden cross above the baptismal altar.
The parish takes its name from Stenbrohult, and the church stands by Lake Möckeln close to Linné's Råshult. In the porch hang paintings from 1713 by Hans Sigismund Brachwagen showing the apostles and the Virgin Mary. The pulpit has a sounding board and gilt symbols in the mirror panels of its basket, and the pews have doors facing the central aisle.
The church stands by the shore of Lake Möckeln near Linné's Råshult, not in Diö. The main entrance passes through the ground floor of the east tower, so visitors arrive under the tower rather than at the long side. The building is a stone church, plastered and whitewashed, with a copper-plate roof.
The church stands by Lake Möckelns shore close to Linné's Råshult, and a church has occupied this ground since the 1300s. The medieval predecessor stood just north of the present building; its bells hung in a separate bell tower, and the old church was drawn before demolition.
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