Havnbjerg Church, Nordborg, Denmark

Havnbjerg Church is a 12th century Romanesque stone church. Tower and spire date from 1857. The bells date from 1370 and 1920. The altarpiece is a painting by C.W.Eckersberg. In the wall of the choir is a so-called piscina - a basin designed for liturgical handwashing. The pulpit is late Renaissance and the baptismal font has a Romanesque top. The organ has 20 stops. The churchyard has soldiers' graves from 1848 and 1864 as well as a monument to those killed in World War I.

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Sten Herbst (3 years ago)
Fin kirke på nordals

anna hansen (3 years ago)
Nice and well maintained

Søren Lindgaard (3 years ago)
Beautiful high-lying church, magnificent views.

Åse Johannsen (4 years ago)
So great

Jens Erik Eriksen (4 years ago)
We were there solely to see Bitten and Mads Clausen's grave, and it was very interesting

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