The current St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1234 to the site of 9th and 12th century churches. It was altered in Gothic style in 1425. The interior dates mainly from the 15th-17th centuries.
The first written record of church in Danmark locality date back to the year 1291. Close to the church are several stones with a Christian text and cross inscribed. The oldest parts of the present red-brick church are from the 1300s. In the late 1400s the church was enlarged to the appearance it has today. The church has been modified both internally and externally several times, among other things after the fires in 1699 and 1889. There are lot of well-preserved mural paintings in the walls.