Markim Church
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Markim Church (Swedish: Markims kyrka) is a medieval Lutheran church in the Diocese of Stockholm in Stockholm County, Sweden. The church is a listed building, located in a designated area of national cultural interest.[1]
Markim is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1287, but both etymological and archaeological evidence suggest that the cultural landscape surrounding the church is considerably older.[2] The landscape had ancient traditions already during the Middle Ages, when the church was built.[3] The church is situated on a small hill were an earlier, pagan sacrificial well was located.[1] The area is rich in rune stones.[4]
The church was built during the early 13th century; dendrochronological evidence point to that the roof was laid in about 1213.[3] It remains a largely unaltered Romanesque building. It belongs to the "first generation" of church building in Sweden.[1] A church porch was added during the 15th century, and during the same time the ceiling was vaulted.[3] The external bell tower was built in wood in 1727. The windows of the church were also enlarged during the 18th century, and a round window in the apse inserted during the early 19th century. The tin roof is similarly from the 19th century.[1]
