SANKT NICOLAI CHURCH IN NYKÖPING SWEDEN

The original church appears to be a small cross-shaped gray stone church from the middle of the 13th century. Parts of this can be found in the northern and southern outer walls and in the western pair of pillars. This church had a west tower, the foundation walls of which are still preserved under the church floor. In a document from 1267, measures to promote a church building are mentioned, which indicates that construction was still going on then. During the 14th century, the gray stone church was replaced by a new one with a brick vault. The tower was demolished and at the same time the church was extended to the west. A severe fire affected the church in the 1390s. Possibly this has a connection with the Vitali brothers' action against Nyköping. At the beginning of the 15th century, the kykra was widened with side naves on both sides of the nave, and at the same time a new west tower was built, the one that still exists. During the last half of the 15th century, a sacristy was also built in the angle between the north transept and the chancel. Around 1500, the angle between the chancel and the south transept was filled with a side nave that was fitted with a star vault. Probably at the same time the older transept gables were removed and the church got a uniform roof over the whole church. During the time of Johan III, the choir was expanded and the current sacristy was built at the same time. In the 1630s, the tower got a new spire. It was destroyed in the 1665 fire but was rebuilt. The church was destroyed again in connection with the Russian ravages in 1719. The current tower hood was created in the 1790s by Olof Tempelman.
The long house portal was built in 1644 in memory of the nobleman of Nyköpingshus, Holger Scheiding and his wife.
In 1874, a heat conduction device was acquired from Kockum's mechanical workshop in Malmö.
During the 1920s, the church underwent a thorough repair. Professor Erik Lundberg made building historical observations, and Sigurd Curman[3] and the architect Erik Fant redesigned the interior in 1923-1925 with regard to the survey. In connection with the restoration, the baptistery was provided with stained glass by Einar Forseth. At the same time, the church was provided with new pew furniture, new pews and a new cross bar.