Södra Åsarp church
Limmared
It’s believed that Södra Åsarp church, north of Limmared, was built towards the end of the 12th century. The church is located close to the ruins of Opensten fort.
History
The church's walls display remnants of paintings from the 15th century when Abraham Brodersson Tjurhuvud of Opensten Castle had the church interior painted before his daughter's wedding.
The sandstone baptismal font was created when Södra Åsarp was built, and when the pulpit, made by Anders Ekeberg, was brought to the church in the 18th century, the baptismal font was used as to support it - and the font continued to be used as a foundation for the pulpit for almost 200 years! During the 1920’s, the church was renovated and the baptismal font was taken out of the foundations so that it could be used for baptisms again.