Västra Vemmerlöv Church

Trelleborg, Sweden

Västra Vemmerlöv church was built in 1100s in a Romanesque style. In the 1850s the church experienced a remodeling by Carl Georg Brunius. The upper parts of the tower were changed and the vaults in the nave were demolished. Late medieval frescoes are preserved in the interior. The baptismal font is made of sandstone and has sculptured lions. It originates from the early Middle Ages.

References:

Visit Skåne

Address

612, Trelleborg, Sweden

See all sites in Trelleborg

Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

guide.visitskane.com

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Trelleborgen Viking Fortress (4,3 km)
St. Nicholas' Church (4,3 km)
Bodarp Church (6,3 km)
Månstorp Gables (7,3 km)

Malmö Stortorget (23,6 km)
Lund Cathedral (32,3 km)
Lund Historical Museum (32,4 km)
Malmö Castle (23,8 km)
Kungshuset (32,5 km)
St. Peter's Church (23,6 km)
Lund University Main Building (32,5 km)
Drotten Church Ruins (32,1 km)
St. Peter's Priory (32,3 km)

User Reviews

Ronny Paulsen (2 years ago)
Fine.

Lars Erik Olsson (2 years ago)
Good coffee and good home-baked bread and a nice old church made the visit memorable. But don't try to redo it in the fall because then everything is closed. V Vemmerlöv a summer memory!!

Crister “Crille” Änggren (2 years ago)
Fine

Lars Persson (3 years ago)
Very beautiful church

Thomas Janser (3 years ago)
Looked at the church, met the church caretakers, nice couple ❤️

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright CONTROTONO

Historic Site of the week

Clementinum

The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.

Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.