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Eastern Chapel

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Eastern Chapel
Östra Kapellet
Eastern Chapel (winter of 2015)
Map
LocationHermansvägen 14, 554 53, Jönköping
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Consecrated1937
Specifications
Capacity80 people
Earlier church that burnt down, photographed in 1901

Eastern Chapel (Swedish: Östra Kapellet) is a church building in Jönköping in Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the current building was opened in 1937.[1][2] Throughout history, several wooden churches stood in this location, which were destroyed by fires. The earliest known mention of a church on this location dates back to 1644 and the earliest known mention of a graveyard dates back to 1636.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Östra kapellet, Jönköpings församling". Svenska kyrkan (in Swedish). 2024-06-10. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ "Östra kapellet, Jönköping". Svenska kyrkan (in Swedish). 2020-02-04. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ "DSCF5534,1: Östra kyrkogården, Jönköping". Svenska kyrkan (in Swedish). 2014-10-18. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ^ "Östra kapellet i Jönköping" (PDF). Jönköpings läns museum [sv]. 2017-12-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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