Maglebraende Church, Stubbekøbing, Denmark

The whitewashed church in Maglebrænde was built of monk bricks (large medieval bricks) with a Romanesque choir around 1400. There is no tower, but a little spire on the roof. The church has a few murals from 1300s and 1500s with religious motifs.

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Ernst Olsen (20 months ago)

Lajla Pedersen (4 years ago)
Nice church and cemetery.

John Nilsson (5 years ago)
Nice and well-kept cemetery

John Hansen (5 years ago)
The whitewashed Maglebrände church is built in monk's stone with a Romanesque choir and without a tower, but with a gable on the west gable. The church contains individual frescoes from the 14th and 16th centuries with religious motifs.

romywebb se (7 years ago)
Mycket vacker vit kyrkobyggnad med en trevlig översiktlig kyrkogård. Likaså extra byggnaden. Bra parkering finns direkt från stora vägen. Kyrkan var låst.

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