Arrie Church
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| Arrie Church | |
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Arrie kyrka | |
 Arrie Church | |
  Arrie Church  Arrie Church | |
| 55°30′55″N 13°05′05″E / 55.515278°N 13.084722°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
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| Diocese | Lund |
Arrie Church (Swedish: Arrie kyrka) is a church in Arrie, Vellinge Municipality, in the Swedish province Skåne (Scania). A medieval church on the same spot was demolished in 1899 and the currently visible church inaugurated in 1890. It is a Neo-Gothic church, designed by architect Salomon Sörensen. Arrie Church houses a 15th-century wooden sculpture probably made in the Low Countries.
The first church in Arrie was built c. 1200 and consisted of a nave, choir and an apse. During the 14th century a tower was added. The church underwent further changes during the 18th and 19th centuries. At the end of the 19th century, it was, however, decided that the old church should be demolished and a new one be built, despite objections from the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. In 1889 everything except the lower part of the tower was torn down, and in 1890 the new church was inaugurated. Already in 1912 it had to be repaired.[1][2]
