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Västerås Cathedral
Västerås Cathedral
Västerås domkyrka
	Västerås Cathedral
	59°36′45″N 16°32′28″E / 59.61250°N 16.54111°E
Location	Västerås
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Virgin Mary & John the Baptist
Consecrated	16 August 1271
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Specifications
Capacity	1,100 (sitting)
Length	93.2 m (305 ft 9 in)
Width	34.4 m (112 ft 10 in)
Height	91.8 m (301 ft 2 in)
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Västerås
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Mikael Mogren

Västerås Cathedral (Swedish: Västerås domkyrka) is the seat of the Diocese of Västerås in the Province of Västmanland, Sweden. The church building is a five-aisled hall church, with copper-covered roof and a single west tower with side extensions and an obelisk-shaped, copper-clad spire. It is built in the Scandinavian Brick Gothic style.

History

The present church was originally built as a Romanesque basilica with a nave and two side aisles in the 13th century and consecrated on 16 August 1271. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The cathedral has undergone numerous extensions since. The church was expanded eastward under Bishop Lydeke Abelsson in the 1460s. When a chapel in the southwestern corner of the church was added to 1517, the church reached its present size. The outer roof of copper was laid during the 17th century. The present Baroque spire from 1694 was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654–1728). The spire is built of oak, without iron beams or nails, and lined with copper. During the 1500s, 1600s and 1700s, there were also many fixtures that changed the interior. The organ was built in 1940 by Marcussen & Sön and is an electropneumatic organ.^[2]^[3]

Johannes Rudbeckius (1581–1646), was bishop at Västerås from 1619 until his death. The cathedral houses the sarcophagus of Eric XIV of Sweden who was King of Sweden from 1560 until 1568.^[4]

Great organ

"Organ builders P. L. Åkerman & Lunds Orgelfabriks Aktiebolag have completed in a praiseworthy manner the contract and the provisions of the estimate therein cited concerning the building of this organ, one of the most significant in our land and in more than one respect unique, whereby the organ is by us thoroughly approved".

From the inspection report of 8 March 1898

The above praise was written by Gustaf Hägg and August Lagergren, responsible for inspecting the great organ built by Åkerman & Lund in Stockholm and still used today. Originally, the organ had 40 stops over three manuals and pedals. This was the first large organ in Sweden to be built with tubular pneumatic action. The organ was also one of the first in Sweden to have high pressure stops – five of them, no less. The impressive organ façade was designed by Agi Lindegren.

During its long service, the organ has been enlarged a number of times, most recently in 1998 by the English company Harrison & Harrison Ltd. and in 2009 by the Swedish firm Åkerman & Lund orgelbyggeri AB. However, the basis of the instrument is still the organ of 1898. The renovation was seeking to recreate the monumental original sound of the instrument.

Today, it contains 65 stops over four manuals and pedals.

* = high pressure stops.

I Great organ C–g³
Principal	16'
Principal	8'
Gamba	8'
Stentorphon *	8'
Flûte harmonique *	8'
Octava	4'0
Flûte octaviante	4'0
Qvinta	3'0
Octava	2'0
Cornett	V
Mixtur	IV-VII
Trompet	16'
Tuba mirabilis *	8'

Couplers II/I, III/I, IV/I I 4'/I

II Positif / Choir C–g³
Borduna	16'
Principal	8'
Dolce	8'
Flûte harmonique	8'
Borduna	8'0
Octava	4'0
Rörfleut	4'0
Flageolette	2'0
Cornett	III0
Mixtur	IV0
Corno	8'
Cromorne	8'0
Tremulant

Couplers III/II, IV/II II 16'/II

III Swell C–g³
Basetthorn	8'
Salicional	8'
Voix céleste	8'
Rörfleut	8'0
Fugara	4'0
Flûte octaviante	4'0
Nasard	2²/₃′0
Waldfleut	2'0
Nasard	1³/₅′
Mixtur	III-IV0
Fagott	16'0
Trompette harmonique	8'
Oboe	8'
Clairon	4'0
Tremulant

Couplers IV/III III 4'/III, III 16'/III

IV Echo C–g³
Violin	8'
Salicional	8'
Voix céleste	8'0
Dubbelflöjt	8'0
Flauto amabile	8'0
Echofleut	4'
Clarinette	8'0
Voix humana	8'0
Tremulant

Bombarde (playable from manual I, II and IV)
Trompette *	8'
Clairon *	4'

Couplers IV 4'/IV, IV 16'/IV

Pedal C–f¹
Untersatz	32'
Principal	16'
Violon	16'
Subbas *	16'0
Ekobas	16'0
Qvinta	12'0
Octava	8'0
Violoncelle	8'0
Borduna	8'0
Octava	4'0
Mixtur	IV0
Contrabasun	32'
Tuba *	16'
Fagott	16'0
Trumpet	8'
Trumpet 4'

Couplers I/P, II/P, III/P, IV/P

Gallery

Baptismal
Altarpiece
Interior
Tomb of Eric XIV of Sweden
Statue of Johannes Rudbeckius
The cathedral seen from the banks of River Svartån

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Västerås domkyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ "Nicodemus Tessin d.y." Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Marcussen & Søn". Marcussen & Søn Orgelbyggeri A/S. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Rudbeckius, Johannes". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.