Ålum Kirke er åben hver dag fra kl.8.00 til 16.00 (i sommerhalvåret til kl. 18.00)
[ENG] Ålum kirke is open every day from 8.00 to 16.00 (in the summer until 18.00)
[GER] Ålum Kirke ist täglich von 8.00 bis 16.00 Uhr geöffnet (im Sommer bis 18.00 Uhr)
På nordsiden af Nørre Ådalen, på den gamle vej mellem Randers og Viborg, ligger Ålum Kirke. Den er temmelig stor af en landsbykirke at være, og det er fordi den igennem flere hundrede år tilhørte adelsfamilien Skeel fra den nærliggende herregård Fussingø. Familiens mange gravmæler præger i overvældende grad kirkens indre, og udenfor indgangen fortæller runesten at stedet her har haft stor betydning i mere end 1000 år.
Kirken er bygget af kvadersten over en dobbeltsokkel og består af skib, kor og apsis fra ca år 1200 samt tårn og våbenhus fra slutningen af 1500-tallet.
Idag er kirken en landsbykirke, men også et historisk monument. Skeel-familiens forhold til kirken, som blev benyttet som slotskirke, ses over alt i kirkerummet.
På stedet findes mange historiske elementer, bl.a. 4 runesten, en fornem indgangsportal, gamle relieffer og 2 skønne marmor-sarkofager.
De mange historiske emner er beskrevet i en pjece der findes i kirkens våbenhus.
[ENG]
On the north side of Nørre Ådalen, on the old road between Randers and Viborg, is Ålum Church. It is quite large for a village church to be, and that is because for several hundred years it belonged to the noble family Skeel from the nearby manor house Fussingø. The family's many tombstones characterize the interior of the church to an overwhelming degree, and outside the entrance, runestones tell that the place here has been of great importance for more than 1000 years.
The church is built of square stone over a double plinth and consists of a nave, chancel and apse from around the year 1200 as well as a tower and porch from the end of the 16th century.
Today, the church is a village church, but also a historical monument. The Skeel family's relationship with the church, which was used as a noble church, is seen everywhere in the church room.
There are many historical elements on the site, including 4 rune stones, a distinguished entrance portal, old reliefs and 2 beautiful marble sarcophagi.
The many historical topics are described in a pamphlet found in the church's porch.
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