Damsholte Church
Damsholte Church, located in the village of Damsholte on the island of Møn in southeastern Denmark, is the only village church in the country built in the Rococo style. It is considered to be one of Denmark's finest Rococo buildings.Photo: BKP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marienborg Manor and Klekkende Høj.
Marienborg Manor
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Marienborg Manor is an estate on the Danish island of Møn. The estate has a large park with public access. The main building was demolished in 1984. The estate, covering 1,394 ha, contains the thatched tenant farm of Egeløkke. Marienborg Manor is situated 470 metres west of Damsholte Church.
Klekkende Høj
Archaeological site
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
Klekkende Høj is a megalithic tomb on the island of Møn in Denmark. It takes its name from its location near the village of Klekkende. "Høj" stems from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning hill, mound or barrow. Klekkende Høj is situated 3½ km west of Damsholte Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damsholte and Tjørnemarke.
Damsholte
Hamlet
Photo: Ipigott, Public domain.
Damsholte is a village on the Danish island of Møn. It is located some 6 km south-west of Stege. The first reference to Damsholte dates back to 1664. Damsholte Church, the only Rococo village church in Denmark is to be found in the western part of the village close to the Marienborg Estate.
Tjørnemarke
Hamlet
Photo: GiorgioGaleotti, CC BY 4.0.
Tjørnemarke is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Damsholte Church.
Store Damme
Village
Store Damme is a village in Fanefjord Parish on the western part of the Danish island of Møn, Vordingborg Municipality. With a population of 543 it is the second largest community on the island after Stege. Store Damme is situated 4½ km southwest of Damsholte Church.
Damsholte Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
54.93969° or 54° 56′ 23″ northLongitude
12.21526° or 12° 12′ 55″ eastNamed after
DamsholteOpen location code
9F6JW6Q8+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 264115411OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q3428156
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Damsholte Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Damsholte Kirke”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Damsholte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه دامشولت”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Damsholte kirke”
- Norwegian: “Damsholte kirke”
- Swedish: “Damsholte kyrka”
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