Övraby Church
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| Övraby Church | |
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Övraby kyrka | |
 Övraby Church | |
  Övraby Church  Övraby Church | |
| 55°30′11″N 13°57′08″E / 55.50306°N 13.95222°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Lund |
Övraby Church (Swedish: Övraby kyrka) is a medieval church in Tomelilla Municipality, Scania, Sweden.
Övraby Church was built at the end of the 12th century. It originally consisted of a nave, choir and apse. During the Middle Ages the church was enlarged. The tower was built during the 13th century, and the north church porch dates from the 14th century. In the 15th century, an earlier ceiling was replaced with vaults. At the end of the 19th century, the church had become too small for the congregation. Plans were made to demolish the church and build a new, larger one, but the architect Theodor Wåhlin managed to convince the congregation to instead repair the old church. The renovation was carried out in 1908–09. Subsequent repairs have been made in 1967, 1993 and 1995.[1]
