Fredrik Church

The Fredrik Church is placed in Karlskrona, Blekinge Län and southern Sweden. Situated on Stortorget, the main rectangular in the town centre, The Fredrik Church is covered in the Karlskrona UNESCO World Heritage Site. Construction on the Fredrik Church started out September 9, 1720 as a alternative for the town's temporary timber church, Hedvig Eleonora Church.

The Fredrik Church's first stone was laid by using the then Governor Salomon von Otter, the foundation wall was completed on August 25, 1721, and the church become consecrated in 1744. Though Crown Prince Adolf Frederick turned into gift for the occasion, the building becomes named in honor of Frederick I. The spires atop the church towers had been completed in 1758. The Fredrik Church turned into built in the baroque style after a layout via Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Its towers are a superb function. The carillon is housed inside the south tower, and there are 35 bells, which were mounted in 1967 by using the Bergenholtz bell foundry in Sigtuna. The clock chimes three instances a day.