Møgeltønder Kirke - Møgeltønder, Danmark - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

Møgeltønder kirke er bygget omkring år 1150, og er ændret flere gange. Bland andet er familien Shacks gravkapel bygget til i 1763.
Oprindeligt var kirken uden spir, men det blev bygget til senere. I en storm i 1628 blæste spiret dog ned. Et nyt spir blev bygget flere år senere, dog noget kortere end det første.
Selve kirken ligner mange andre danske kirker. Det interessante er inde i kirken. Alle vægge er dekoreret med de mest fantastiske vægmalerier som er meget detaljerige. Kirken har bræddeloft som har malerier med bibelske motiver.
Døbefonten er kirkens ældste stykke inventar, i romansk fra år 1200.




Møgeltønder church was built around the year 1150, and has been changed several times. Among other things, the Shack family's grave chapel was built in 1763.
Originally, the church was without spiers, but it was built for later. In a storm in 1628, however, the spire blew down. A new spire was built several years later, though somewhat shorter than the first. The church is built of brick, which, apart from the spire, is whitewashed.
The church itself is similar to many other Danish churches. The interesting thing is inside the church. All walls are decorated with the most amazing murals which are very detailed. The church has a board ceiling which has paintings with biblical motifs.
The baptismal font is the church's oldest piece of furniture, in Romanesque from the year 1200.


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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1150 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Protestant If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:00 PM If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM Street address of Church: Sønderbyvej 2, Tønder, 6270 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

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