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Hedvig Eleonora Church (Swedish: Hedvig Eleonora kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm.
The church was consecrated on 21 August 1737 and is named after the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora (1636–1715), wife of King Charles X of Sweden. Hedvig Eleonora Church is an octagonal church.
The church is one of Stockholm's most popular for weddings, christenings and funerals. On 20 November 2023, Lasse Berghagen was buried inside the church.
The building contains a 24-bell carillon, built by the Bergholtz Bellfoundry in 1968
Notable interments
Tim Bergling (Avicii)
Matilda Widegren (1863–1938), educator and peace activist
Gallery
References
External links
Hedvig Eleonora church, Stockholm pdf (in Swedish)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hedvig Eleonora Church
- Hedvig Eleonora Church (Karlskrona)
- Hedvig Eleonora Parish
- Hedvig
- Avicii
- Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
- Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)
- Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
- Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz
- Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark