Grindsted Church

Grindsted, Denmark

Grindsted Church was built in the 1100s and enlarged around 1300. A granite ashlar and brick porch was added to the south door of the nave in the 1500s.

Address

Kirkegade 1, Grindsted, Denmark

See all sites in Grindsted

Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Denmark
Historical period: The First Kingdom (Denmark)

More Information

www.visitdenmark.co.uk

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Peter Jensen (5 years ago)
Dejlig oplevelse juleaften..

Hans Helge Lauridsen (5 years ago)
Hedens Domkirke - besøger mest familiegravsteder på den velplejede gamle kirkegård.

marie louise lakjer (5 years ago)
Hedens højborg

ian Laeborg (5 years ago)
En jysk hede kirke som er i grinsted der medtiden blev lidt stører.. En smuk kirke både ude og inde

H. Maagaard (5 years ago)
Grindsted Kirke is also typically but larger than average Danish churches, and also have an exhibitions and more, that make it a little bit more interesting together with it's history that can be followed around and read at the place.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Timeless Treasures of Wales

Gothic Cathedrals of Belgium

Migthy Cathar Castles

Photo from Flickr, copyright AirphixTwin

Historic Site of the week

Kristiansten Fortress

Kristiansten Fortress was built to protect the city against attack from the east. Construction was finished in 1685. General Johan Caspar von Cicignon, who was chief inspector of kuks fortifications, was responsible for the new town plan of Trondheim after the great fire of 18 April 1681. He also made the plans for the construction of Kristiansten Fortress.

The fortress was built during the period from 1682 to 1684 and strengthened to a complete defence fortification in 1691 by building an advanced post Kristiandsands bastion in the east and in 1695 with the now vanished Møllenberg skanse by the river Nidelven. These fortifications were encircled by a continuous palisade and thereby connected to the fortified city. In 1750 the fortress was modernized with new bastions and casemates to protect against mortar artillery.