Visit one of our beautiful churches in Destination Vesterhavet.
Alslev Church: In late medieval times the church belonged to the episcopal manor of Visselbjerg, situated in the parish of Alslev. The chancel and the eastern part of the wawe are Romanesque, from the...
Agerbæk Church was built in 1929.
Ansager church is from the 13th century. Romanesque chancel and nave. In 1775 was added a tower and spire. In the tower room are the church's only frescoes, painted by the "Lily master-painter". Becau...
The Church of Børsmose was built in 1902 on the initiative of the vicar of Aal, Jens Nicolai Schou. A chapel of ease to Aal. When the area was expropriated by the army in 1968 the church as excepted a...
Bejsnap Kirke is built in 1892. The altarpiece from 1915 has a painting of " The Good shepherd " by Joakim Skovgaard. The first organ was bought in 1917 and is in an organ loft on the west side of the...
A church with a late Gothic steeple and porch.The tower has four gables in the Ribe area known as the 'Toerninglenske type'. The pulpit and the parish chair are assembled from late Gothic material. ...
The church at Bølling is made in Romanesque design and dated back to the 12th century. In the Middle Ages, the church was consecrated to John the Baptist. The church is situated up hill with a clear v...
The Church of Brejning originally consisted of a nave and a choir both in Romanesque design. During the Late Gothic period, the tower(west) and the porch(north) have been added to the church. The choi...
Billum church is one of the Ribe diocese's tufa churches. Late Romanesque aspe, chancel and nave. late medieval vestry and porch. The facade is elegantly ornamented with round-arched fillings and half...
The Dejbjerg Church main building dates from the Romanesque period which includes the southern door and the bricked up northern door. Du- ring the Gothic period the church was made longer and porch an...
From about 1150-1200. The church is made from granite. The pulpit and the altarpiece are from 1600. The ends of the chairs are with carved wood from 1500. You also find arches in the church. The churc...
Younger church from 1909.
The main part of the building, chancel and nave - both with lead roof are from the Romanesque period - while the tower has been added in 1926. Altarpiece and pulpit are from the late 1500. On the nort...
The Church of Fjelstervang (1898) is one out of many churches from the period where people cultivated the moor in the western part of Jutland. A large growth in population at the end of last century a...
Fåborg Church with romanesque nave and Gothic tower. Open from sunrise till sunset.
The church is from 1175 and is situated close to Ringkøbing Fjord. Untill 1847 tower and stepple were about 12 metres higher. They served as navigation marks for the fishermen on the fjord and on the ...
Newer church with the only votive ship in Denmark. Hvide Sande is "new" town and the same for the church. In 1954 the construction of the church started after many years of hard work collecting money ...
Church by Hvide Sande.
Ho Kirke is a romanesque church built of medieval large bricks in the middle of the 15th century. The present porch from 1820 replaced one of half-timber. The ridge turret with bell is from 1968. The ...
Romanesque church built of tufa.
Visit one of Denmark's most significant romanesque buildings. Hee Church is with its distinctive tower and in spite of rough restoration in 1882-84 one of the most significant romanesque buildings. Pr...
Hellig Kors Kloster on Dejbjerg Hede, despite its appearance is also from the 20th century, but are built in boulders almost independently by a priest from the area with the help of volunteers.
Henne ChurchThe oldest part erected in the 2nd half of the 12th century, presumaly by the bishop of Ribe ? bishop Elias, who owned Henne manor farm which was episcopal property until the Reformation. ...
Hodde Church is an almost unique example of a long nave, built in early Gothic style about 1300. The tower and the porch were added in late medieval times and the whole building therefore remains almo...
Horne Church: A Romanesque chancel and nave in granite from the 12th century, with a late medieval tower and porch. Originally consecrated to St. Lawrence. Has been the chapel of ease to Thorstrup sin...
Romanesque choir and nave, gothic sacristy and tower. Romanesque font, altar piece from about 1500. Pulpit from before 1600. The Renaissance pulpit is a magnificent piece of carving handicraft - carve...
The church was built during 1898-99 and was consecrated 19th March 1899. The church was designed by the architect V.Ahlmann, Århus and built in red bricks and consists of a choir, a nave and a tower w...
Middle Age Church originally Romanesque style. Beautiful village church with a late gothic wing altar piece from about 1450. Nice carving work. Church bell from 1200s. The church is last restored in 1...
Janderup Church is situated in the meadows on Varde river. Sometimes, during storms, seawater has flooded the churchyard. The church is Romanesque with tower and late medieval vestry. The vaults are d...
Kvong Church: The nave and the chancel are Romanesque, the tower and the porch added in late Medieval times. The romanesque font has sepal decoration which is typically local.
Beautiful carillon and location... Lønborg church is very beautiful. The arches of the church and the frescoes er completing the church. The location is unique and has a wonderful view of Skjern River...
Lydum Church: Romanesque village church, from 1200, originally built of tufa. In the church is a modern fresco painting by Jens Urup, which covers the whole of the northern wall of the nave from ceili...
Lyne Church is built in granite ashlar. The porch is late gothic and the tower is from 1927. The altarpiece and the pulpit is Renaissance. In the tower room is three wooden figures from an earlier alt...
The very simple and beautiful church is found in Lem Stationsby next to the park and with its tower pointing east towards the street Kirkegade. The church is the work of architect Mindedal Rasmussen o...
Lunde Church was consecrated to St. Stephen ca 1350. The nave and chancel are Romanesque. The vestry and tower are Gothic, ca 15th century . The chuch was restored at the time of bishop H. A. Brorson,...
New, Romanesque style in red stone with slate roof. Consecrated December 21st 1891, at the same time as Oksby ( Blåvand ), to replace Denmark´s last thatchroofed church. Oksby and Mosevrå were built o...
Nørre Nebel Church is a romanesque village church from ca 1200 with the classical scale of 1:2 between chancel and nave. The nave was lengthened to the west and the chancel, in the Gothic times, eastw...
Built in 1877 by architect J. B. Loeffler. Red brick in neo-Romanesque style with ornamental pilaster strips an round arch friezes. Slate roof. Tower in pyramid shape. Romanesque baptismal font, proba...
Built approxmately 1200. The church is consecrated to Sct. Anna. Altapiece and pulpit from about 1600. The noble chairs are dated back to 1652. Ole Borch (dead 1690) known doctor and donor of legacy ...
Stories from the life at the sea. North of Hvide Sande is Nr. Lyngvig Church which were inaugurated in 1869. The church is romanesque in red bricks with slate roof in a low pitch. In 1955 Lyngvig Chur...
This is a typical medieval church from 1150; it is made of granite squares and thatched with lead. In the Late Middle Ages, a lead thatched tower was added to the church.At the north entrance of the c...
One of Denmarks largest village churches.The church was built in 1225 and is both romanesque and early gothic. It is the fourth or fifth largest village in Denmark and also the most peculiar. Was orig...
At a hillside close to Vorgod Å, a small casehardent church from the 12th century is situated...The choir and the nave are made of granite squares. Later on, the porch has been added to the church, in...
Outrup Church: Consecrarted to St. Bartholomew ca 1350. Romanesque chancel and nave. The Aspe and tower were added in late medieval times. The porch is from 1870. In the chancel is a granite front wit...
New-romanesque style in red stone with slate roof. Consecrated December 21st 1891, at the same time as Mosevrå, to replace Denmark´s last thatchroofed church. Oksby and Mosevrå were built on the same ...
The church stands in the centre of the town. Dating back to the 14th century, the ground plan of the church with its two later additions forms a cross. A unique feature is the tower which is broader a...
Rousthøje Church was built in the year 1961.
This large Romanesque Church in granite ashlar form the 1100s has an unusually picturesque position on the hill island with a view over most of Ringkoebing Fjord. The church tower from 1924 replaced a...
Sct. Jacobi Church: Nave, chancel and aspe are Romanesque. The tower was added in late Medieval times. Between 1809 -12 the church was enlarged with two wings and thereby became cruciform. The extensi...
The most northern situated tufa church. The nave was built in the 12th century. Chanel and tower are late medieval and the altarpiece from 1500. The font is made of romanesque granite. The pulpit is m...
Norman Church from the 10th. century.This large Romanesque Church in granite ashlar form the 1100s has an unusually picturesque position on the hill island with a view over most of Ringkoebing Fjord. ...
Skovlund Church was concrated Oct. 1910. Inspired by Danish Medieval architecture. The chancel is apsidal. The tower is in the west end.
Strellev Church: Romanesque with late medieval tower and porch. The tower was heightened in 1918.
Romanesque choir and nave. Gothic tower. Late gothic crucifix, altar piece from the beginning of the 1600s, pulpit from 1616. Main restoration 1978-81. Because of the restoration the church is back to...
The Skjern Church was founded in the Middle Ages. Later it has been enlarged and in 1915 it was restored thoroughly. Most of the furni- ture is dated. Both the altarpiece and the pulpit are from the b...
Romanesque chanel and nave (granite ashlar) with late gothic extensions; porch toward north and tower towards west with attached staircase tower.The south end of the nave has a picture and a square ...
The Stauning Church is completely surrounded by a well preserved and a recently restored old wall with four entrances _ each with cattle_s grate to prevent animals entering the churchyard in the old d...
The church is in Romanesque design, built in the 12th century. In the Middle Ages, the church was consecrated to St. Laurentius. The brickwork is made out of nicely cut ashlar on a plinth.Close to the...
Tistrup Chuch: The original Romanesque ashlar church was presumably built in the 12th century. In Medieval times it was extended westwards, and the late Medieval tower and porch were added before the ...
Thorstrup Chuch: A Romanesque village church from the 12th century built of granite boulders from the fields. The late Medieval tower and porch are of Medieval bricks. The church in its present form b...
New church from 1912. The church was founded August 19 1911 and one year late the church was ready for use. In 1965-67 the church was renovated and extended. The altarpiece is glass mosaic - called "T...
The church consists of a Romanesque nave, Renaissance chancel, Gothic tower. Relief showing a stonemason with pick hammer in ashlar set low in south wall of chancel. Original window in north wall of n...
The church is small with a Romanesque nave and chancel built from ashlar-granite. The baptismal font is also Romanesque but is of West Jutland style. The chancel arch has only ornamentation. There is ...
Church from 12th century close to the fjord. The church, which is situated close to Ringkøbing Fjord, is from 12th century. Chanel and nave is of the same granit ashlar which is also inside the church...
The church is an ancient medieval church. During the excavations in 1957, it became obvious tah the history of the "birth" of the church was both interesting and rare. The church was built in several ...
The church was built in 1916. The style is Gothic, from drawings prepared by the architects' firm Høgh Hansen in Århus. The church is particularly distinguished by the many offset roof and wall sectio...
Romanesque chor and nave (granite ashlars) with 3 Gothic extensions. A southern annexe which stands in connection with a round arcade (pro- bably an original chapel), porch facing north (the door whic...
Vester Starup Kirke
Romanesque church from 1180. The church was built about 1180. The original romanesque church has probably been situated somewhere else, but in the late medieval it was torn down and rebuilt where it i...
Øse Church has a romanesque nave and chancel and probably also porch.In 1982 some beautiful frescos were found on one of the walls in the porch.
Ølgod Church: Built in the Romanesque style - presumably as a manor church - around 1200. The tower is from ca. 1500. The south wall is whitewashed bricks. The altarpiece from 1596.
Runic letters appeared in 800 year old church... During renovation of Ådum Church in 2003 runic letters appeared in 17 original oak rafter. The church contains a lot of beautiful furnishing; carved ba...
Årre Church has a Romanesque chancel and nave and a late Gothic tower.A restoration took place in 1882 and in 1930.The pulpit is from 1682 and very beautiful.
The Church of Aal was consecrated to St. Nicholas, built of ashlar and tufa and dating from about 1200. Extended several times, the latest addition being the tower at the time of the Reformation. Know...
