Aal Kirke - Oksbøl, Denmark - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

An lovely ancient white plastered church just adjacent to a National Scenic Byway. The church is completely surrounded bij the church cemetery, with contains both old and new graves.

About the church
"Aal Kirke (until 2010 Ål Kirke) is a church of the Danish People's Church in the diocese of Ribe in Oksbøl in the parish of Aal Sogn.

Buildings and history
The church was built in several phases, with the nave being the oldest part. Archaeological investigations have dated this section to the end of the 10th century. The church was later expanded three times. The choir was built in the east, a sacristy on the north side and, around the year 1200, a church porch in the south. Male church visitors used to enter the building via the latter, while the women's entrance, which is now bricked up, was in the north. There used to be a porch in front of this too.

The lower part of the church walls is made of granite blocks, while the upper part is made of tuff stones. These stones come from the area around Andernach and came to Denmark by ship. In the 14th century the nave was extended to the west and the church received a tower, about a third higher than today and with a flat roof. Because the tower suffered damage from ground settlement and frost, it was reduced in size in 1767. The top of the tower is crowned by a heron, which is said to watch over the villages in the parish. The current main entrance in the tower was built in 1908.

There are some peculiarities on the outer walls of the church. Three very old crosses are carved into the granite blocks on the porch in the south, the first on the side with the door, the other two in the stones on the east side. An upside down runic inscription on the south side of the chancel reads “Blomae”, a male name, possibly from the stonemason."
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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1100 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Evangelical-Lutheran If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 8:00 AM To: 12:16 AM Street address of Church: Kirkegade 40A Oksbøl, Varde Denmark 6840 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

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