Nylars Church, Aakirkeby

Name: Nylars Church
Address: Kirkevej 15, Aakirkeby, 3720, Denmark
Telephone: +45 56 99 90 03

#1 among attractions in Aakirkeby

Top attraction, Church, Romanesque architecture

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Nylars Church is a 12th-century round church in the village of Nylars near Rønne in the south of the Danish island of Bornholm. Originally designed for a defensive role, the solid structure contains a series of 13th-century frescos, the oldest of Bornholm's four round churches. ()

Local name: Nylars Kirke Coordinates: 55°4'26"N, 14°48'53"E

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Kirkevej 15Aakirkeby 3720 Denmark

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+45 56 99 90 03

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Nearby attractions include: Ny Kirke, St Nicolas' Church, Ekkodalen, NaturBornholm.

4.9 miN
Romanesque architecture, Church, Architecture
Ny Kirke
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Church
St Nicolas' Church, Rønne
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4.3 miNE
Valley with echoing rock walls
Ekkodalen, Aakirkeby
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4.1 miE
Specialty museum, Geologic formation, Children's museum
NaturBornholm, Aakirkeby
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5.1 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Erichsens Gård, Rønne
129 min walk • Erichsens Gård is a timber-framed building located at Rønne on Bornholm, Denmark. It is now part of the Bornholm Museum and is Rønne's best preserved commoner's house.
4.1 miE
Romanesque architecture, Church
Aa Kirke
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4.9 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Rønne Theater, Rønne
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3.9 miNE
Hill with a lookout tower and biking paths
Rytterknægten
101 min walk • Rytterknægten is the highest point on the Danish island of Bornholm at 162 metres above sea level. The bierg is situated on a wooded bedrock of gaiter formations in the middle of Almindingen forest. Aakirkeby is located about 5 kilometres to the southeast.
4.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Lilleborg
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History of the area since the Stone Age
Bornholms Museum, Rønne
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3.4 miNW
Romanesque architecture, Church
St Canute's Church
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