Slangerup Church

Slangerup Church
St Michael's Church

Slangerup Kirke in 2008
55°50′44″N 12°10′15″E / 55.845661°N 12.170785°E / 55.845661; 12.170785Coordinates: 55°50′44″N 12°10′15″E / 55.845661°N 12.170785°E / 55.845661; 12.170785
Location Strandstræde 2,
3550 Slangerup
Country Denmark
Denomination Church of Denmark
Website www.slangerupkirke.dk
History
Dedication Michael
Architecture
Status Church
Architect(s) Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder
Architectural type Gothic, Renaissance
Completed 1588
Construction cost 1000 rix-dollars
Specifications
Materials Travertine
Bells 3
Administration
Parish Slangerup
Deanery Frederikssund
Diocese Helsingør

Slangerup Church (Danish: Slangerup Kirke) or St Michael's Church (Danish: Skt. Michaels Kirke) is a Evangelical Lutheran church located in the centre of Slangerup, Frederikssund Municipality, Denmark.

History and description

Prospect of Slangerup, date unknown

Slangerup Church in its current form was completed in 1588 by architect Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder and master builder Jørgen van Friborg. Another church is mentioned on the site, presumed reused for the building of Slangerup Church.


The decoration of the pulpit, pre-restoration.


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