The runestone that followed the church

Kårsta Church is a stone church located in the old church hamlet of Kårstaby in Vallentuna commune, approximately 2.5 km west of the town of Kårsta and 22 km northeast of Vallentuna. It all dates back to the late 1400s, when it was built to replace an older church with a stone sacristy.

According to the runestone inscribed in the church's western wall, the story begins with Alrik, Hultrik, and Ödin, who erected the stone in memory of Helge. The stone may have been originally placed somewhere far away from the church. As for the rest of the church's history, it remains largely unchanged since the 1500s, save for some small renovations, such as the enlarging of windows during the 1700s and the first half of the 1800s, the addition of balconies and organ facades in the 1850s, and a restoration led by Evert Milles in 1954. The pulpit, made of oak in Renaissance style, predates the current church and is said to have been made in the 1600s.

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