오르사스욘 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Beautiful church that was restored with a donation from America

Nice campsite by the lake. Everything is well-organized. Friendly managers.

Only open during high summer. Outside of season, you'll find yourself standing in front of a closed gate.

The first stone church was built in the 13th century and probably replaced a wooden stave church. Around 1300 the church was extended to the east and then the sacristy was probably added. An inventory of the roof of the church found splintered pieces of wood that may date from around 1300, when the sacristy was built. In the middle of the 14th century the church was extended to its current width. At the end of the 15th century, the church was expanded to its present size, except for the chancel. In 1607 the foundation stone for a church tower was laid on the west side, but it was not until 1639 that the tower was completed. The current pentagonal choirs were added during a remodeling in 1752–1755 under the direction of master builder Petter Schulzberg from Västerås. Today's church tower was built in 1853 according to plans by the architect Ludvig Hawerman. The earlier tower from 1639 was demolished due to poor construction.

Today's stone church in the late Gustavian style was built in 1780 - 1794 about a hundred meters north-west of the former chapel. The cornerstone was laid in 1771-1773, but work was stopped and only resumed in 1780. The church was commissioned in 1789 and completed in 1794, when it was also consecrated. The church building consists of a rectangular nave with a straight choir in the east. East of the sanctuary is a three-sided sacristy the width of the nave. To the west is a square steeple with an octagonal top and onion-shaped roof. The main entrance is on the ground floor of the tower. Another entrance is in the middle of the south side of the nave. The nave has a mansard roof that is hipped to the east over the sacristy. The interior ceiling of the church has a wooden barrel vault, which was decoratively renewed during a restoration in the 1950s.

In Sweden, the use of hydroelectric power is very important and has been so since earlier times, as this ancient relic bears witness to. Unfortunately, this old watermill is left to decay 😪

Nice little campsite right on the lake, which is a good starting point for cycling tours on the Siljanleden. The place is run by friendly Dutch people and they know their business 👏

Nice little campsite right on the lake. The place is run by Dutch people and you can tell that in a positive way 👏