Torkilstrup Church, Falster

Name: Torkilstrup Church
Address: Falster, Denmark

#11 among attractions in Falster

Romanesque architecture, Church

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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. ()

Local name: Torkilstrup KirkeCompleted: 1160 (865 years ago)Coordinates: 54°52'16"N, 11°55'51"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Stubbekøbing Church, Kippinge Church, Brarup Church, Nørre Alslev Church.

4.8 miE
Romanesque architecture, Church
Stubbekøbing Church, Falster
124 min walk • Stubbekøbing Church is located in Stubbekøbing some 18 km northeast of Nørre Alslev on the Danish island of Falster. The basilical nave was built of limestone in the Late Romanesque period. Choir and tower are of brick, the choir built in Early Gothic style, tower and the northern chapels in the 15th century in Late Gothic style.
6.1 miNW
Romanesque architecture, Church
Kippinge Church, Falster
155 min walk • Kippinge Church stands alone, midway between Vester Kippinge and Øster Kippinge in northwestern Falster, Denmark. It is west of Redslev wood.
5 miW
Romanesque architecture, Church
Brarup Church, Falster
128 min walk • Brarup Church is located in the village of Brarup some 5 km southwest of Nørre Alslev on the Danish island of Falster. The Late Romanesque church has frescos from various periods including several by the Brarup Master and his workshop from the early 16th century.
3 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
Nørre Alslev Church, Falster
76 min walk • Nørre Alslev Church in the small town of Nørre Alslev in the north of Danish island of Falster dates from at least 1308, a date found on its early frescos. Built in the Early Gothic style and painted pink according to local tradition, it is best known for its fresco of the death dance.
4.1 miS
Romanesque architecture, Church
Tingsted Kirke, Falster
104 min walk • Tingsted Church, located on high ground in the village of Tingsted on the Danish island of Falster, dates from c. 1200. Built in the Romanesque style, it is best known for its frescos from the end of the 15th century.
2.2 miSW
Romanesque architecture, Church
Eskilstrup Church, Falster
56 min walk • Eskilstrup Church is a church in Eskilstrup, Denmark. The church dates from the 12th century and was built in the Romanesque style. In accordance with a local tradition, it is painted red. It is best known for its frescos, said to be Denmark's oldest.
~880 ftS
Architecture, Windmill
Torkilstrup Windmill, Eskilstrup
5 min walk • 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.
5.9 miN
Bridge
Farø Bridges, Farø
152 min walk • The Farø Bridges are two road bridges that connect the islands of Falster and Zealand in Denmark by way of the small island of Farø which is approximately mid-way across the Storstrømmen sound. A smaller bridge from Farø provides access to Bogø and thence to the island of Møn.
1 miSW
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Crocodile Zoo, Eskilstrup
26 min walk • The Crocodile Zoo is a zoo on the Danish island of Falster. It is located just to the southwest of Gundslevmagle, northeast of Eskilstrup, towards the northern centre of the island.
2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Danmarks Traktormuseum, Eskilstrup
51 min walk • Danmarks Traktormuseum is located in Eskilstrup on the Danish island of Falster. The tractor and motor museum is housed in a brick warehouse dating from 1918.
5.8 miNE
54°55'8"N • 12°3'1"E
Bogø Mølle, Bogø
148 min walk • Windmill