Stenåsa church
On the eastern land road with a wide view of the Baltic Sea and the alvar, is Stenåsa church. The church site is located in a long row of terraced villages that make up the old Stenåsa parish.
There has been a church on the site since the Viking Age and the burial grounds at the villages testify to early Christianization. A stone church was built in the late 1100s around the old wooden church. The west tower was added shortly afterwards as usual on Öland. The tower had a portal to the south. The lower floor of the tower with the manor rooms was reached this way. In the middle of the 1200s, the church was extended when a straight-closed chancel was erected. In the east gable there was a three-part window with stained glass. In the window sill there were frescoes depicting St. Olof and Mary Magdalene. Stenåsa church was probably one of many St. Olaf's churches.
As usual, this church building became too small over time and discussions about a new church went on for several decades. In 1831 the current church was completed. This was also built around the old one whose masonry was demolished. Stenåsa new church is a bright hall church in traditional neoclassical style. The church room is adorned with elegant decorative paintings on the ceiling and around windows. A paradise font from the 1200s belongs to the few preserved medieval objects. The church ship from the 1600s is one of Öland's oldest.
As usual, this church building became too small over time and discussions about a new church went on for several decades. In 1831 the current church was completed. This was also built around the old one whose masonry was demolished. Stenåsa new church is a bright hall church in traditional neoclassical style. The church room is adorned with elegant decorative paintings on the ceiling and around windows. A paradise font from the 1200s belongs to the few preserved medieval objects. The church ship from the 1600s is one of Öland's oldest.