Tim Church
Jutland's South & West coast, DenmarkThe church consists of a Romanesque nave, Renaissance chancel, and Gothic tower. Relief showing a stonemason with a pick hammer in ashlar is set low in the south wall of the chancel. The original window in the north wall of the nave contains a glass mosaic by Jais Nielsen from 1957. The altar is covered in ceramic tiles by Jais Nielsen from 1957 and is in Renaissance style, dating back to around 1590. The church also boasts a Romanesque granite baptismal font and a High Renaissance pulpit with new paintings by Niels Larsen Stevns in the panels. In the porch, there is a sepulchral tablet of Knud Gyldenstierne who died in 1636, as well as his family. Additionally, there are three Medieval gravestones belonging to members of the Gyldenstierne family and others. The church has two bells, one of which, as per tradition, was brought back by Peder Gyldenstierne from a Swedish church during the Seven Years' War.
Destination
Jutland's South & West coast
Country
Denmark
Type of experience
Culture
Best time to visit
- Winter
- Spring
- Autumn
- Summer
Nearby stations
- Billund Airport
- Esbjerg Airport
- Stauning Vestjylland Airport
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