Nebbelunde Church

Rodby, Denmark

Nebbelunde Church was built around 1200 and it consists of a Romanesque main body, with a Gothic vestry and small tower. The building material were large medieval bricks known as 'monk stones'. The altar was painted in c. 1625. There are pictoresque medieval mural paintings in vaults, made probably by so-called Brarup workshop.

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Nebbelundevej 16, Rodby, Denmark
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Founded: c. 1200
Category: Religious sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

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romywebb se (3 years ago)
Nebbelunde Church is a very interesting old church building. Surrounded by a nice lukewarm cemetery that gives a pleasant and calm feeling.
Berit Borgergren (3 years ago)
John Hansen (4 years ago)
Nebbelunde Church is located on a hill in the southern part of the village of the same name, near the banks of the now dried up Rødby Fjord. The church is probably built in the 12 - 1300s, it consists of Romanesque choir and ship and a Gothic porch, all built in monk stone. The Gothic-style vaults are not the original ceiling of the church, as Romanesque churches were originally built with flat wooden ceilings. The church has never had a tower, but in the west end you can see that in the masonry has been set aside for a never erected tower.
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