Tejn Church

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Tejn Church is located at Tejn on the north-east coast of the Danish island of Bornholm. The most recent of the island's churches, it was built in 1940 to a Functionalist design by Emanuel Grauslund. It is a simple, whitewashed building on a granite base with rectangular, small-paned windows and a red-tiled roof. ()

Local name: Tejn Kirke Coordinates: 55°14'44"N, 14°50'6"E

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Nearby attractions include: Hammershus, Tejn, Hammerfyr, Sankt Ols Kirke.

3.6 miNW
Clifftop castle ruins and visitor center
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Sailing, Marina
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3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
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