Farum Church

Farum Church is a church in Farum Parish in Furesø Municipality, located in the old village of Farum in the western part of what is now the town of Farum. It is Farum's oldest building and is well-preserved. The apse, chancel, and the eastern part of the nave date from the 12th century and are built of rough and split fieldstones, with corners and window openings made of limestone blocks. The church is a Romanesque fieldstone building with a square chancel with an apse and a broader nave. The church’s oldest addition is the porch in front of the women's entrance, the north door. Around the year 1400, the nave was extended to the west, and the current church tower was added.

The church has an altar piece over 400 years old – a catechism panel – with inscribed text panels. The baptismal font is in Romanesque style and made of Scanian sandstone. The pulpit has statuettes of the four evangelists and is characterized as rural Renaissance.

Immediately west of the church lies an old yellow-washed half-timbered building. Next to it are the rectory and a parish hall housing the cemetery administration and meeting rooms.

Farum’s old cemetery surrounds the church and contains 1,277 graves. In 1970, a new cemetery with 1,914 graves was inaugurated nearby to the west of the church. It was designed by landscape architect Henning Rasmussen and is inspired in its design by the Viking fortress Trelleborg.

Address
Kålundsvej 31, Farum, Denmark

Established
12th century