- Address: Mariatorget, 251 14 Helsingborg, Sweden
- Phone: +46 42 18 90 02
- Website: www.svenskakyrkan.se/helsingborg
- E-mail: maria.forsamling@svenskakyrkan.se
- Date of founding: XV century.
For Helsingborg , strategically located in the narrowest part of the Straits of Øresund and opposite the Danish Elsinore (Helsingør), disputes have been waged between Denmark and Sweden over many centuries. Founded in the 11th century, today the city is an important commercial and industrial port, the business and cultural center of the country. It has many unique attractions , including unusual houses, stone temples, majestic fortresses . Consider one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Helsingborg - the ancient St. Mary's Church (Sankta Maria kyrka).
What is interesting about the place of interest?
St. Mary's Church in Helsingborg is one of the oldest buildings in the city. The first cathedral, built on this place in the early 11th century, was replaced in the 1400s by a three-nave brick temple in the Gothic style. An interesting fact: during construction, the same sandstone was used as the main material, as in the Lundsky cathedral, the Danish castles Kronborg, Vejbi and many others. etc. Today the Church of St. Mary is an important tourist attraction and is protected by the Law on the Cultural Heritage of Sweden.
Very interesting is not only the appearance of the building, but also its interior:
- font, made in the beginning of XV century. from gray limestone with Fr. Gotland;
- the iconostasis depicting apostles and saints, as well as scenes from the life of Jesus and Mary, the entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem, etc.;
- the pulpit, created in the 1600s by the German sculptor Stacius Otto and aged in the Renaissance style;
- church organ of 1997;
- the epitaph of Elder Simon Meissner (died in 1741) and Vicar Jones Ronbec (died in 1742).
How to get there?
St. Mary's Church in Helsingborg is located in the very center, not far from the main pedestrian street of Drottninggatan and the legendary Chernan tower . You can get to the temple either on a rented car or by using a taxi or public transport . 2 blocks from the church there is a bus stop Helsingborg Rådhuset, which is followed by routes Nos. 1-3, 7-8, 10, 22, 84 and 89.