St. Bodil’s Church

St. Bodil's Church is a parish church dating from the 13th century located in Denmark, 4 km west of on the Danish island of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Bodilskirke” and “St Bodil’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gryet and The troll stone.

Archaeological site
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, some 4 kilometres west of and just north of Bodilsker on the island of , is a site with one of Denmark's largest collections of megaliths with tall upright stones standing among the trees in a little wood. is situated 1¼ km north of St. Bodil’s Church.

Stone
Photo: Fyrtaarn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km northwest of St. Bodil’s Church.

Zoo
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is located on the western outskirts of on the island of . Over a thousand brightly coloured butterflies from around the world can be seen in a large former hothouse while wild Danish species abound in the flowery garden. is situated 3 km east of St. Bodil’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stenseby and Balka.

Hamlet
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is a small settlement near St Bodil's Church in the southeast of the island of . For a time, an active community grew up around Bodilsker Station on the – railway which operated from 1900 to 1968.

Village
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, also Balke, is a village and seaside resort midway between and on the southwest coast of the island of . As of 2022, it has a population of 200. It is best known for its wide beach with fine white sand. is situated 3½ km southeast of St. Bodil’s Church.

Photo: Thomas Zulu, CC BY 3.0.
, sometimes spelled Neksø, is a town on the east coast of the Baltic island of , . With a population of 3,645, it is the second largest town, as well as the largest fishing port on the island.

St. Bodil’s Church

Latitude
55.06191° or 55° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
15.07277° or 15° 4′ 22″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Named after
Botwulf of Thorney
Open location code
9F7Q336F+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176932990
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
2623871
Wiki­data ID
Q7592673
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“St. Bodil’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Bodilsker”
  • Danish: “Sankt Bodil Kirke”
  • Danish: “Sankt Bodils Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Bodilkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بوديل”
  • German: “Bodil Kirke”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Botolfa”
  • Polish: “Kościół w Bodilsker”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Bodil”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Bodils kyrka”

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