Jørlunde Church
Jørlunde Church is a late Viking age/early medieval church situated in Jørlunde, Denmark. The church was built by Skjalm Hvide around the year 1085.Photo: Tokeronex, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Frederikssund Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Jørlunde church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slangerup Church and Skenkelsø Mølle.
Slangerup Church
Church
Photo: Knak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slangerup Church or St Michael's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in the centre of Slangerup, Frederikssund Municipality, Denmark. Slangerup Church is situated 1½ km north of Jørlunde Church.
Skenkelsø Mølle
Museum
Photo: Ramloser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skenkelsø Mølle is a museum, which is situated 3 km south of Jørlunde Church.
Sighøi
Archaeological site
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sighøi is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km south of Jørlunde Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jørlunde and Slangerup.
Jørlunde
Village
Jørlunde is a village with a population of 288 in North Zealand in Denmark. In the late Viking age and early medieval age, Jørlunde was the center of the Hvide clan. Jørlunde Church was erected by Skjalm Hvide around the year 1100.
Slangerup
Village
Photo: Knak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund Municipality, about 30 km north-west of central Copenhagen, in the Capital Region of Denmark.
Vinge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vinge is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Jørlunde Church.
Jørlunde Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Frederikssund Municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.83042° or 55° 49′ 50″ northLongitude
12.16957° or 12° 10′ 10″ eastNamed after
JørlundeOpen location code
9F7JR5J9+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 183829727OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q1742900
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Jørlunde Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Jørlunde Kirke”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Jorlunde”
- Dutch: “kerk van Jørlunde”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Jørlunde”
- French: “église de Jørlunde”
- French: “Église de Jørlunde”
- French: “Jørlunde Kirke”
- German: “Jörlunde Kirke”
- German: “Jørlunde Kirke”
- German: “Kirche von Jørlunde”
- Italian: “chiesa di Jørlunde”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Jørlunde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jørlunde kirke”
- Norwegian: “Jørlunde kirke”
- Swedish: “Jørlunde kyrka”
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Highlights include Jørlunde Sognehus and Bjørnshøj.
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