Linnerup Church

Hedensted, Denmark

The original Romanesque Linnerup Church is changed much in recent times. Only the choir has been preserved, its outer walls were in 1880 walled with small bricks. A Romanesque window is still seen as a niche in the eastern wall. The dilapidated nave was broken down and rebuilt in 1866. The tower was built at the same time.

In the choir is built a late Gothic cross vault, the nave has a boarded tagstol (roof stool) (changed in 1893). The choir vault has late Gothic frescoes. The altarpiece is a painting from 1893. Romanesque granite font with a rough rope winding along the edge. A pulpit in Renaissance style dates from c. 1600 with a new partiel decoration.

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Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

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susanne mikkelsen (5 years ago)
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harry holm frederiksen (5 years ago)
Linnerup Church is a very nice church and reasonably well visited
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