Markim Church

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Markim Church 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.HistoryMarkim 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. The landscape had ancient traditions already during the Middle Ages, when the church was built. The church is situated on a small hill were an earlier, pagan sacrificial well was located. The area is rich in rune stones.The church was built during the early 13th century; dendrochronological evidence point to that the roof was laid in about 1213. It remains a largely unaltered Romanesque building. It belongs to the "first generation" of church building in Sweden. A church porch was added during the 15th century, and during the same time the ceiling was vaulted. 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.