Torkilstrup Church
Torkilstrup Church is located in the village of Torkilstrup some 7 km southeast of Nørre Alslev, on the Danish island of Falster. It is built of hewn fieldstone rather than brick, indicating it is one of the oldest churches on the island from before 1160.Photo: Hberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Guldborgsund Municipality, Denmark
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torkilstrup Windmill and Crocodile Zoo.
Torkilstrup Windmill
Photo: Hberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torkilstrup Windmill is a post mill south of the village of Torkilstrup on the Danish island of Falster. Dating from 1743, it is one of the country's few post mills which still stand on their original site. Torkilstrup Windmill is situated 270 metres south of Torkilstrup Church.
Crocodile Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Crocodile Zoo is a zoo on the Danish island of Falster. It is located northeast of Eskilstrup, towards the northern centre of the island. Established in 2000, the zoo has the world's largest collection of crocodilians with almost all existing species. Crocodile Zoo is situated 1½ km southwest of Torkilstrup Church.
Storstrøm Prison
Prison
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Storstrøm Prison is situated 2 km north of Torkilstrup Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torkilstrup and Gundslevmagle.
Torkilstrup
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Torkilstrup, also Torkildstrup, is a little village some 7 kilometres southeast of Nørre Alslev on the Danish island of Falster. It is best known for Torkilstrup Church, one of the island's oldest churches, built before 1160.
Eskilstrup
Village
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eskilstrup is a town some 12 kilometres north of Nykøbing Falster on the Danish island of Falster. As of 2025, it had a population of 1,093. Eskilstrup is situated 3½ km southwest of Torkilstrup Church.
Torkilstrup Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Guldborgsund Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
54.87108° or 54° 52′ 16″ northLongitude
11.93092° or 11° 55′ 51″ eastNamed after
TorkilstrupOpen location code
9F6HVWCJ+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 264115465OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q12071255
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Torkilstrup Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Torkilstrup Kirke”
- Swedish: “Torkilstrup kyrka”
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