Churches in Örebro

Glanshammar Church

Glanshammar Church is one of the county’s most culturally and historically significant churches and features rare vault and wall paintings from the 16th century. The nave contains several medieval sculptures, including one of Saint Birgitta, as well as a well-preserved medieval baptismal font. The church’s beautiful and prominent Renaissance paintings were created in the 1580s by Anders Jordason Ryttare. The beautiful altarpiece and the magnificent pulpit were added to the church during the 17th and 18th centuries. If you look closely, you can also see that there are two runestones embedded in the church walls.

The cultural landscape includes a former parish storehouse, a village school, and a former bell-ringer’s cottage. Adjacent to these is a rich archaeological site dating from the Late Iron Age, a silver mine, and the remains of Glanshammar village’s older settlements.

Exterior of Glanshammar Church — The exterior of Glanshammar Church.

St. Nicolai Church

St. Nicolai Church is located in the heart of downtown Örebro, on Stortorget. The church is as old as the city itself and has been Örebro’s main church since the Middle Ages. Among others, Engelbrekt has been buried here since 1436. It was also here that Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (Charles XIV John) was elected heir to the Swedish throne in 1810.

Did you know that St. Nicolai Church (commonly known as Nikolaikyrkan) has been rebuilt several times and has had, among other things, four different towers? The current spire was added during an extensive restoration in the late 1800s. The beautiful portals on the north and south sides, however, are both of medieval origin, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, respectively.

A church made of brick and gray stone with a pointed steeple. — St. Nicolai Church.

Ödeby Church

Another church of great historical value in Örebro County is Ödeby Church, located near the ruins of Kägleholm Castle. The church was likely originally a farm church belonging to Kägleholm, the castle that was restored and inhabited by, among others, Chancellor Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie.

A white stone church. In front of it are bushes and several graves. Trees surround it. — Ödeby Church near the ruins of Kägleholm Castle.

More churches in Örebro

If you’d like to read about all the churches in Örebro, you can find more information on the Church of Sweden’s website.

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More magnificent castles in Örebro County

Two candidates—completely different yet equally charming. The rustic medieval castle of Göksholm and Boo Castle are both located in Örebro County.

A doorway leading to the ruins of a building, with wildflowers and bushes growing thickly nearby.

Örebro's Unknown Castle - Kägleholm

The fact that bygone days are, well, bygone days, sometimes becomes painfully obvious. So much history has unfolded on the island of Kägleholm. So little remains.