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.

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Peter Jensen (4 years ago)
Dejlig oplevelse juleaften..

Hans Helge Lauridsen (4 years ago)
Hedens Domkirke - besøger mest familiegravsteder på den velplejede gamle kirkegård.

marie louise lakjer (4 years ago)
Hedens højborg

ian Laeborg (4 years ago)
En jysk hede kirke som er i grinsted der medtiden blev lidt stører.. En smuk kirke både ude og inde

H. Maagaard (4 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.

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