Bäckaby Old Church was a wooden church building in Sweden with pieces dating back to the 1320s. Originally located in Bäckaby outside Vetlanda, the old wooden church was purchased by a private person and moved to the town park in Jönköping, where it was reopened on 31 August 1902. Back in Bäckaby, it had been replaced by the newer Bäckaby Church in 1899.
On the evening of 28 April 2000, the church was completely destroyed by a fire that soon appeared to be an act of arson. Local press brought major attention to the fire when it appeared to be connected to satanism and modern Paganism.
Many people missed the church, which had been a popular place for weddings and baptism. In 2003, a memorial site was opened.
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Written by Nik Frost
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