Jutland
North Jutland
Frederikshavn Municipality

Sand-Covered Church

The Sand-Covered Church is the name given to a late 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Lawrence of Rome. It was a brick church of considerable size, located 2 kilometres southwest of the town centre of , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: church in Skagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Sankt Laurentii Kirke” and “The Sand-Covered Church”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skagen Town and Regional Museum and Drachmanns Hus.

Museum
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a private museum in in the far north of , Denmark. is situated 1½ km east of Sand-Covered Church.

Museum
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Drachmann's House, also known as Villa Pax, is one of the major houses of , northern . Located on Hans Baghs Vej towards the western side of the town, it was built in 1829 and is now a museum. is situated 1½ km east of Sand-Covered Church.

Photo: Matthias Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km east of Sand-Covered Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skagen and Grenen.

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is a town in . In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.

Locality
Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a long sandbar spit at , northeast of the town of . is situated 7 km northeast of Sand-Covered Church.

Hamlet
is a settlement and area of moorland and grey sand dunes in the of the Skagens Odde peninsula, in northern , northern . is situated 8 km southwest of Sand-Covered Church.

Sand-Covered Church

Latitude
57.71362° or 57° 42′ 49″ north
Longitude
10.55056° or 10° 33′ 2″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Named after
Lawrence of Rome
Open location code
9F9GPH72+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 81645066
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
8521474
Wiki­data ID
Q1466219
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sand-Covered Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “被掩埋的教堂”
  • Danish: “Den tilsandede kirke”
  • Danish: “Sct. Laurentii Kirke”
  • Danish: “Skagen gamle kirkeruin”
  • Danish: “Skagens tilsandede kirke”
  • Dutch: “Den tilsandede kirke”
  • French: “église ensablée de Skagen”
  • French: “Église ensablée de Skagen”
  • French: “L’église ensablée”
  • German: “Den Tilsandede Kirke”
  • German: “Die versandete Kirche”
  • German: “Tilsandede Kirke”
  • German: “Versandete Kirche”
  • Hebrew: “הכנסייה מכוסת החול”
  • Italian: “chiesa insabbiata”
  • Italian: “Chiesa insabbiata”
  • Japanese: “デン・ティルサンデーデ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den tilsandede kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Den tilsandede kirke”
  • Polish: “Kościół pod piaskiem”
  • Spanish: “Antigua iglesia de Skagen”
  • Swedish: “Den Tilsandede Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Laurentii kyrka, Skagen”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Phủ cát”

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