Sct. Bendts church

St. Bendt's Church is a church in , , which was originally part of a Benedictine monastery that burnt down in the 18th century. Built in the Romanesque style, it is the oldest brick church in , dating back to about 1170 when it replaced a travertine church from about 1080.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Ringsted Municipality, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Iglesia de San Benito de Ringsted”, “Klášter Ringsted”, “Ringsted kirke”, “Ringsted Kirke”, “Sct. Bendts Kirke”, “Sint-Benedictuskerk (Ringsted)”, “Skt Bendts Kirke”, “Skt. Bendts Kirke”, “St. Bendt’s Church”, and “St. Bendt’s Church, Ringsted”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sankt Knuds Kirke and Ringsted railway station.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 450 metres east of Sct. Bendts church.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the town of in central , . It is located in the centre of the town, on the southern edge of the historic town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Ringsted bus station. is situated 1 km south of Sct. Bendts church.

Cemetery
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is situated 670 metres southeast of Sct. Bendts church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ringsted and Høm.

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is a city in the centre of the island of in . Its main draws for visitors are St. Bendt's Church, a Romanesque church containing numerous tombs of medieval Danish royalty, and its large shopping centres.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Sct. Bendts church.

Village
is a village, with a population of 597, in , in . It is located 6 km east of and 22 km west of . is situated 6 km east of Sct. Bendts church.

Sct. Bendts church

Latitude
55.4454° or 55° 26′ 43″ north
Longitude
11.78696° or 11° 47′ 13″ east
Named after
Benedict of Nursia
Open location code
9F7HCQWP+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221577177
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q2297260
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Sct. Bendts church” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “царква Святога Бента”
  • Catalan: “església de Sant Benet”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Benedikta z Nursie”
  • Danish: “Sankt Bendts Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Benedictuskerk”
  • French: “église Saint-Bendt”
  • French: “Église Saint-Bendt”
  • German: “St.-Bendts-Kirche”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט בנדט”
  • Japanese: “聖ベント教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Bendts kirke”
  • Norwegian: “St. Bendts kirke”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Benedykta w Ringsted”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Бендта”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Benito”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Benito”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Bendts Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Bendts kyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Бендта”

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Highlights include Raadhuskroen and Rådhuset.

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