Algutsrum's church

A runestone find may belong to a Viking Age wooden church on the site. A stone apse church of the Öland type was built towards the end of the 1100th century. The associated west tower may have been built at the same time. The nave was rebuilt in the 1300th century and provided with a stately south portal and larger windows. Remains of the portal are preserved in the steps towards the marketplace. The church was enlarged by adding the nave to the north, but this was not enough and in the 1800th century the extension was demolished and rebuilt. The current church was built in stages from 1822 to 1865 when the nave was extended to the west and the tower was added. A stately altar cabinet has been preserved from the late Middle Ages. Tradition says that it comes from St. Knut's chapel. The church also owns other medieval objects, including a baptismal font, prim bell, communion chalice and triumphal crucifix. A large Madonna sculpture is preserved at the county museum.