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The Trinity Church (, alternate, "German Church") is located at
Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to ...
in
Blekinge Blekinge () is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's second-smallest provin ...
,
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. Along with the
Fredrik Church The Fredrik Church () is located in Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Blekinge Län, southern Sweden. Situated on Stortorget, the main square in the city centre, The Fredrik Church is included within the Karlskrona United Nations Educational, Scientifi ...
(''Fredrikskyrkan''), the church is situated in the main square, (''Stortorget''), at the center of the island of
Trossö Trossö is an island in Blekinge County, southern Sweden. It is situated within the Karlskrona archipelago. The main road, Osterleden (European route E22 in Sweden, E22), connects the island to the mainland. The city of Karlskrona is spread over 3 ...
. The church was built in
Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to ...
for the town's German-speaking population. The first foundation stone was set in 1697. The church was inaugurated on June 27, 1709. The church was designed by architect
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger Count Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (23 May 1654 – 10 April 1728) was a Swedish Baroque architect, city planner, and administrator. The son of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and the father of Carl Gustaf Tessin, Tessin the Younger was the midd ...
1654–1728). The structure includes a
dome A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
d rotunda. At the time of the citywide fire in Karlskrona in 1790 the church burned and only the walls remained. The church was rebuilt after the original drawings. After the fire in 1790, only the severely damaged outer walls remained. In 1791, architect Olof Tempelman (1745-1816) was commissioned to draw up proposals for the reconstruction of the church. His simplification of architectural details for the exterior of the church resulted in a building with
Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of t ...
style. In 1802, the church was re-inauguration. In 1814, the church interior was completed. The principal responsible for this work was Admiralty sculptor
Johan Törnström Johannes "Johan" Törnström (17 April 1743 – 20 February 1828) was admiralty sculptor to the Swedish Navy at the Karlskrona naval base. He carved a number of figureheads for naval vessels, which are now housed at the Marinmuseum. Early years ...
(1743-1828). Most notably he created both the altarpiece and pulpit for the Church. The church was listed as part of the Naval Port of Karlskrona on the
UNESCO World Heritage List World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritag ...
in 1998.


Gallery

Trefaldighetskyrkan - canopy, Karlskrona.jpg, Rotunda Trefaldighetskyrkan, Karlskrona Interiör 07.jpg, Pulpit Trefaldighetskyrkan, Karlskrona Interiör 02.jpg, Altarpiece Trefaldighetskyrkan, Karlskrona Interiör 08.jpg, Organ


References

{{Coord, 56, 09, 38, N, 15, 35, 09, E, source:plwiki, display=title Churches in Blekinge County Churches in the Diocese of Lund 18th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Karlskrona 1709 establishments in Sweden