Högby church
Högby church and cemetery are located east of the community of Löttorp, along road 136. When the railway was built in 1906, Löttorp became a station community. During the 1900th century, northern Öland's service and trade was concentrated in Löttorp.
Today there are, among other things, school, health center and shop. Southwest of the church is a building that used to be a school. The house was completed in 1851 and was used as a school until 1967. A few years later it was converted into a parish home and is still used today as a parish office.
North of the church are some of all the church stables that were previously at the church preserved. The first church stables began to be built in the middle of the 1800th century. Today, the local community association takes care of the church stables. Northeast of the church is the parsonage from 1846. The parsonage is still the official residence of the parish minister. To the east of the church is the rectory barn, built of stone. In the barn today there are about 50 tomb guards, including a number of wooden guards, which were removed from the cemetery. North of the cemetery, an agricultural landscape spreads out and south of the cemetery is the Högby eke deciduous forest area, which is a nature reserve.
The Church
Högby church began to be built in the middle of the 1100th century. Then the nave, a small chancel and an apse were built. The tower in the west was added in the second half of the 1100th century. Around the year 1200, the nave was vaulted so that it became two naves with six cross vaults. During the first half of the 1200th century, the choir was expanded. It now became rectangular in shape and had two floors. At the same time, another floor was built for the tower, a so-called bell floor. With the lower nave, the two-story chancel and the three-story tower, the building took the form of a gabled church. At the beginning of the 1200th century, the armory was also built at the southern entrance. Another extension was made to the south, east of the armory, during the second half of the 1200th century. It was a chapel building dedicated to St. Otto. During the late Middle Ages, the chapel was used as a burial ground by the Bielke family.
At the end of the 1200th century, the sacristy was also built in the north. In the centuries that followed, minor changes were made. Towards the end of the 1700th century, several major changes were carried out due to cracking. The vaults in the armory and nave were removed and replaced by wooden barrel vaults.
In 1797, St. Otto's chapel was demolished. In 1825-26 the belfry in the tower was rebuilt to its present appearance crowned with a bell-shaped hood. As the population grew during the 1800th century, the church became crowded. This led to the entire medieval church, except the tower, being demolished and replaced by the current nave. The drawings were made by FR Ekberg and the work was led by builder P. Petersson, Madesjö. During the 1900th century, two major renovations were carried out. The first was made in 1939 and was led by the architect Paul Boberg and the artist Torsten Hjelm, while the second was carried out in 1975-76 and was led by the architect Ture Jangvik.
Memory grove
Minneslunden was created in 2004 according to drawings by Outside landscape architects & engineers AB. The site is circular and surrounded by a newly planted hornbeam hedge. The earthing surface is marked by a stoned circle in the lawn. On the east side of the site there is a wooden cross, rose planting and a place for flower vases and candles.
Buildings
To the west of the cemetery is the mortuary, which was built in 1961 according to drawings by Nerles Arkitektkontor. The building has a brick facade made of limestone and a roof covered with slate. The entrance to the north has dark wooden doors. South of the mortuary is a yellow, plastered building with a roof covered with concrete bricks. The house was probably built in the 1970s and then housed toilets for church visitors. In 1985 it was rebuilt and furnished with staff rooms for the church wardens.
Other
The cemetery does not have a place to stand for older grave guards that have been removed from the cemetery. Instead, several older grave guards remain in the cemetery. Some of the cares that have been removed are today stored in the rectory barn east of the church.
North of the church are some of all the church stables that were previously at the church preserved. The first church stables began to be built in the middle of the 1800th century. Today, the local community association takes care of the church stables. Northeast of the church is the parsonage from 1846. The parsonage is still the official residence of the parish minister. To the east of the church is the rectory barn, built of stone. In the barn today there are about 50 tomb guards, including a number of wooden guards, which were removed from the cemetery. North of the cemetery, an agricultural landscape spreads out and south of the cemetery is the Högby eke deciduous forest area, which is a nature reserve.
The Church
Högby church began to be built in the middle of the 1100th century. Then the nave, a small chancel and an apse were built. The tower in the west was added in the second half of the 1100th century. Around the year 1200, the nave was vaulted so that it became two naves with six cross vaults. During the first half of the 1200th century, the choir was expanded. It now became rectangular in shape and had two floors. At the same time, another floor was built for the tower, a so-called bell floor. With the lower nave, the two-story chancel and the three-story tower, the building took the form of a gabled church. At the beginning of the 1200th century, the armory was also built at the southern entrance. Another extension was made to the south, east of the armory, during the second half of the 1200th century. It was a chapel building dedicated to St. Otto. During the late Middle Ages, the chapel was used as a burial ground by the Bielke family.
At the end of the 1200th century, the sacristy was also built in the north. In the centuries that followed, minor changes were made. Towards the end of the 1700th century, several major changes were carried out due to cracking. The vaults in the armory and nave were removed and replaced by wooden barrel vaults.
In 1797, St. Otto's chapel was demolished. In 1825-26 the belfry in the tower was rebuilt to its present appearance crowned with a bell-shaped hood. As the population grew during the 1800th century, the church became crowded. This led to the entire medieval church, except the tower, being demolished and replaced by the current nave. The drawings were made by FR Ekberg and the work was led by builder P. Petersson, Madesjö. During the 1900th century, two major renovations were carried out. The first was made in 1939 and was led by the architect Paul Boberg and the artist Torsten Hjelm, while the second was carried out in 1975-76 and was led by the architect Ture Jangvik.
Memory grove
Minneslunden was created in 2004 according to drawings by Outside landscape architects & engineers AB. The site is circular and surrounded by a newly planted hornbeam hedge. The earthing surface is marked by a stoned circle in the lawn. On the east side of the site there is a wooden cross, rose planting and a place for flower vases and candles.
Buildings
To the west of the cemetery is the mortuary, which was built in 1961 according to drawings by Nerles Arkitektkontor. The building has a brick facade made of limestone and a roof covered with slate. The entrance to the north has dark wooden doors. South of the mortuary is a yellow, plastered building with a roof covered with concrete bricks. The house was probably built in the 1970s and then housed toilets for church visitors. In 1985 it was rebuilt and furnished with staff rooms for the church wardens.
Other
The cemetery does not have a place to stand for older grave guards that have been removed from the cemetery. Instead, several older grave guards remain in the cemetery. Some of the cares that have been removed are today stored in the rectory barn east of the church.