Avnede Church, Lolland

Name: Avnede Church
Address: Lolland, Denmark

#37 among attractions in Lolland

Church, Gothic architecture

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Avnede Church is a Gothic church located some 7 km southeast of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Frescos discovered on the chancel arch during repairs in 2009 are now being restored by the National Museum. ()

Local name: Avnede KirkeCoordinates: 54°49'39"N, 11°11'46"E

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Avnede Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halsted Priory, Købelev Church, Nakskov Church, Fredsholm.

1.8 miNE
Monastery, Gothic Revival architecture
Halsted Priory, Nakskov
46 min walk • Halsted Priory, formerly a small Benedictine house, is a manor house and estate located close to Nakskov on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark.
5.7 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
Købelev Church, Nakskov
146 min walk • Købelev Church is a parish church in the village of Købelev on Lolland in southeastern Denmark. It consists of a Late Romanesque chancel and nave and a Late Gothic tower. The poets Poul Martin Møller and Christian Winther grew up in the associated rectory to the west of the church.
2.4 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Nakskov Church, Nakskov
63 min walk • Nakskov Church is the largest church in Nakskov on the west coast of the Danish island of Lolland. As Nakskov was mentioned in Valdemar's Census Book in the 13th century, the church probably dates to the same period.
4.1 miW
Manor house
Fredsholm, Lolland
104 min walk • Fredsholm is a manor house and estate located close to Nakskov on the island of Lolland in southeastern Denmark. Fredsholm and Rudbjerggaard had the same owners in the period 1674–1819.
5.5 miNE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Pederstrup, Lolland
140 min walk • Pederstrup is a historic manor house located 12 km north of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. The half-timbered building from 1686 was rebuilt from 1813 to 1822 in the Neoclassical style by the statesman Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow. Since 1940, it has housed the Reventlow Museum.
2 miNE
54°50'53"N • 11°13'55"E
Vestlollands Golfklub, Nakskov
52 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
6.9 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Birket Church, Lolland
177 min walk • Birket Church is located south of the little village of Birket, some 14 km northeast of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Its chancel was originally the nave of the brick Gothic church built in 1350. The bell tower, which stands apart from the church, is believed to be Denmark's oldest standing wooden structure.
1.8 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
Halsted Church, Lolland
46 min walk • Halsted Church stands in the little village of Halsted some 6 km east of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Dating from the second half of the 12th century, the church has a Romanesque chancel and nave, a large burial chapel from 1636 and a tower from 1877.
5.2 miNW
Romanesque architecture, Church
Sandby Church, Lolland
134 min walk • Sandby Church is located in the village of Sandby some 7 km northwest of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Dating from the middle of the 13th century, the church has a Romanesque chancel and nave and a Late Gothic tower.
4.6 miS
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Dannemare Church, Lolland
117 min walk • Dannemare Church is a Neo-Romanesque church in the village of Dannemare, some 12 km south of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Built in 1897, it replaced the earlier Romanesque church which burnt down in 1897.
5.1 miS
Romanesque architecture, Church
Gloslunde Church, Lolland
131 min walk • Gloslunde Church is a Romanesque church east of Dannemare, some 13 km southeast of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Now whitewashed, it was built of red brick in the 13th century.

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