Appuna church

Church

Between Väderstad and Skänninge lies the medieval parish of Appuna. The church from the 12th century was demolished in the 1880s when the current church was built.

The church represents the neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque styles that were popular in the late 19th century. The church building consists of a rectangular nave with a multi-sided apse in the east and a tower in the west. It is constructed of gray stone, limestone, and brick, and possibly building materials from the demolished medieval church may remain. Outside the church, there is a runestone that was previously built into the sacristy wall of the medieval church. In the floor of the entrance hall, there are several gravestones that once lay in the old church.

The medieval objects on display include a Christ sculpture from the 13th century, two paintings that flanked the altarpiece in the old church, and a crucifix from the 14th century. The baptismal font made of red limestone was produced in 1660 in Michael Hacke's workshop in Skänninge. Hacke not only manufactured baptismal fonts but also gravestones and epitaphs, most of which are found here in Östergötland.