Tosterup Church

Tomelilla, Sweden

Tosterup Church was originally built in the 12th century and rebuilt in 1598. The interior is covered by wall frescoes dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. In the church you will find the gravestone of Tycho Brahe the Elder, the father of the world famous astronomer.

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1541, Tomelilla, Sweden
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Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

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Joanna Vandenbring (5 years ago)
Such an interesting place! Unfortunately it's difficult to get into the church and the castle is private but it's all very interesting from the outside too...an important place in both Scanian and Scandinavian history with memories of great historical personages like Tycho Brahe and Jorgen Krabbe!
Paul Danielsson (5 years ago)
Martin Tillis (6 years ago)
A nice and well-known place from the tv4 series .. "cooked battle"
romywebb se (7 years ago)
Trevlig liten vit kyrkobyggnad med muren omkring platsen. Tyvärr var porten till platsen låst och jag kunde endast ta bilder utifrån. Liten parkering finns utanför. För telefonkontakt finns det flera telefonnummer på webbplatsen.
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