Denmark
Region Zealand
Guldborgsund Municipality

Eskilstrup Church

Eskilstrup Church is a church in , . The church dates from the 12th century and was built in the Romanesque style. In accordance with a local tradition, it is painted red. It is best known for its frescos, said to be Denmark's oldest.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Danmarks Traktormuseum and Eskilstrup Station.

Museum
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is located in on the island of . The tractor and motor is housed in a brick warehouse dating from 1918. is situated 320 metres east of Eskilstrup Church.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 280 metres southeast of Eskilstrup Church.

Water tower
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is a water tower, which is situated 130 metres north of Eskilstrup Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eskilstrup and Ønslev.

Village
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is a town some 12 kilometres north of on the island of . As of 2025, it had a population of 1,093.

Village
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is a village 10 kilometres north of on the island of . In January 2025 it had a population of 395.

Hamlet
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, also Torkildstrup, is a little village some 7 kilometres southeast of on the island of . It is best known for , one of the island's oldest churches, built before 1160. is situated 3½ km northeast of Eskilstrup Church.

Eskilstrup Church

Latitude
54.85739° or 54° 51′ 27″ north
Longitude
11.88157° or 11° 52′ 54″ east
Open location code
9F6HVV4J+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230421962
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q1396844
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Eskilstrup Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Eskilstrup Kirke”
  • Swedish: “Eskilstrup kyrka”

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Highlights include Eskilstrup Kirkegård and Eskilstrup Kulturhus.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eskilstrup Church”. Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.