Søllested Church

Søllested, Denmark

Søllested Church was built of granite originally in c. 1100. It has no tower. The pulpit dates from the early 1600s and the altar was painted by Peter Raadsig in 1855. In the churchyard is a rare small bell campanile from the late Middle Ages.

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Founded: c. 1100
Category: Religious sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

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Jack Jensen (4 years ago)
Meeting the engraver was a pleasant and good experience
Emma Rosenqvist (4 years ago)
Beautiful church
Joakim Basse (5 years ago)
Lovely place my in-laws are buried there beautiful church definitely worth a visit
Finn Rosleff (5 years ago)
Ok
Lotte bruhns Bruhns (5 years ago)
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