Kastrup Church, Vordingborg, Denmark

Kastrup Church was rebuilt to the Gothic style around 1480 and it was dedicated to St. Clemens. The altarpiece dates from 1520 and the crucifix from 1300s. The pulpit was made in c. 1600. There are graves of 98 German soldiers and 15 civilians from the World War II.

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Iris Jakobsen (6 months ago)
A nice old village church, was there for the second time

Christine X (7 months ago)
Incredibly beautiful church.

Jan Sognnes Rasmussen (10 months ago)
A beautiful whitewashed medieval church, which is high in the landscape and can be seen from afar.

Jakob jørgensen (Jakobi) (14 months ago)
Beautiful church both inside and out

Kai Avlastenok (19 months ago)
Can't report the church as such, was there to hear the prison choir and for that the church was good, a really good sound in the church.

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