St. Knud's Church

Rønne, Denmark

St. Knud’s is a traditional old village church, situated some distance to the east of Rønne town centre. It was built around the year 1150. It is the smallest church on Bornholm. The little church’s interior is of slightly more recent provenance - the altar dating from the 17th century and the interior decoration from the 18th.

Address

Stavelund 19, Rønne, Denmark

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Details

Founded: ca. 1150
Category: Religious sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

More Information

sct-knudskirke.dk

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Bev (10 months ago)
Sweet little church with beautiful art and windows.

Kenn Madsen (3 years ago)
A church worth a visit

Shishay Welday Tesfay (4 years ago)
A very beautiful church just by the side of the Rønne harbor

Memory Billing (5 years ago)
It was very good to be in God's house ?

Tlazo (6 years ago)
I really needed a place to stay after ImProbablyAri sunk my Visby Class Corvette. The people here were very welcoming, so it was a nice place. Would be better if the fishing cutters stopped ramming into my G2 here.

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