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tower and sacristy were removed at some point as well. In 1820, the farm owner moved the somewhat dilapidated building to the embankment below the farm. In 1933, the building was completely dismantled and put into storage. The materials were gifted to the community with the plan that they could be used to reconstruct the old church as a museum.
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for the church building and 8 0 riksdaler for the land. In 1754, a new church was built about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the east of the old church. It was
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