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Karlby Church

Karlby Church

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Karlby Church

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Location: Norddjurs, Central Denmark, Denmark

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Birgit Z.

September 5, 2020

Prehistory - Krogsbæk Church

Karlby Church is not old. It is the successor to the destroyed Krogsbæk Church, whose name the parish still bears. It was about 3 km west of Karlby in a place that was probably a place of worship in pagan times. A Romanesque granite church was built in the 12th century. This consisted of a nave and a choir, but had no tower. In the Middle Ages a veranda made of monk stone was added. The church, however, was in a bad location outside the parish towns. When it was badly dilapidated around 1900, it was decided to demolish it and build a new church in the parish capital, Karlby. The site of the old church, now known as Krogsbæk Ødekirkegård, is still interesting; the bell tower, cemetery dike and some tombstones have been preserved.

Building history:

The new church was designed in neo-Romanesque style by the architect Tage Olivarius. The entrance is in the tower to the west. This has a pyramid-shaped roof and a tower. The nave and the choir are equipped with a few bay windows at the crossing. Starting from the old church, they decided to reuse the granite blocks that form the base of the new church. However, the walls themselves are made of modern red brick, and some decorative elements are made of cement. The roof is made of slate. Inside the church the ceiling is made with barrel vaults. In 1921 a morgue was built east of the church.
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The baptismal font is the only piece of furniture that has been recycled from the old church. It is made of granite and from Roman times.
The pulpit is new
The altarpiece is a cross.

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Jérôme

June 8, 2022

The church is beautifully situated at the end of the town on a hill.

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