Östra Vemmenhög Church

Skurup, Sweden

The original Östra (East) Vemmenhög church was built in the 1100s. The chapel was added in 1580 for many of the near Dybäck castle owners are buried there. The church was enlarged in 1743 and got its present appearance in 1860. The font, made of sandstone, date from the 12th century.

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Östra Vemmenhög 451, Skurup, Sweden
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Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

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stefan reisinger (4 months ago)
Not really my thing here with churches. But it's nice inside.
Mikael Hansson (7 months ago)
Nice
Filip Vivlund (16 months ago)
Nice historic church
Patrik Carlsson (2 years ago)
Underbar liten kyrka
Rolf Olsson (2 years ago)
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