Hillested Church, Maribo, Denmark

Hillested Church dates from the c. 1200. It is a Romanesque village church, built of large stones with clearly extensions. The altar dates from 1588 with a later reredos. Pulpit dates from the Renaissance period.

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Jan Sognnes Rasmussen (13 months ago)
Beautiful village church, which was built in the early Middle Ages.

Bjerne Larsen (2 years ago)
Great place and great ptest

Hanne Brant (6 years ago)
Nice church and well kept cemetery

Jan Sognnes Rasmussen (7 years ago)
Smuk landsbykirke, som blev bygget omkring år 1200. Tårnet er tilføjet i senromansk tid dvs. før år 1275

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