Fryksdal

Fryksdalen follows the chain of Fryken lakes through the forested hills of Värmland. Farms occupy the valley and shores, while higher woodland rises on either side. In the Middle Ages the valley formed a parish district with churches at Sunne, Ämtervik, Lysvik and Fryksände. At the northern end of the lakes the first Fryksände church was replaced in the 1640s, and a larger church followed in 1745 as the needs of the community changed.