Falkerslev Church

Horbelev, Denmark

Falkerslev Church was built around the year 1300. The altar dates from 1766 and the altarpiece was painted by Aug. Thomsen in 1845.

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Kirkevej 1, Horbelev, Denmark
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Founded: c. 1300
Category: Religious sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

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Charlotte Albrechtsen (2 years ago)
They are incredibly creative when laying grave flowers after burial.
John Hansen (4 years ago)
Falkerslev Church is located on a flat terrain a little north of Falkerslev village. The whitewashed church, which consists of a Romanesque choir and a ship with a Gothic west tower and porch from 1862 at the west end of the tower. The choir is built entirely of chalk squares on a sloping shelf. The ship is built of monk stone, probably a little later than the choir. The tower is erected in the late Gothic period by monk stones and boulders. The altarpiece is a painting from 1845, The Baptism of Jesus, by August Thomsen. The barrel-shaped baptismal font of granite is Romanesque. The pulpit was carved in 1640 by Jørgen Ringnis.
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