The 19 best churches in Soenderborg (2024)

(Translated by Google) Beautiful church in green surroundings and with a beautiful view of fields.In the year 1168, Als was ravaged by the Wends, who brought home 700 Alsian prisoners who were sold on the slave market in the Obotrite capital Veligard (Mechlenburg). Not so surprising if the church was also built with defense in mind under those conditions. Thus, the tower is 13 meters wide and is perhaps the widest church tower in any Danish village church. The fact that the tower was built as a fortress does not exclude that it may also have functioned as a granary, as was the case with the neighboring Ketting church.Two bells hang in the tower. The oldest, which dates from 1442, is only used for ringing immediately before the service. The other is from 1652 and is used for morning and evening ringing and for church services. This bell was handed over for war use in 1918, but never made it further than Sønderborg, where it was found after reunification, stowed out of the way at the railway station, and later, in 1921, rehung.The church is dedicated to Our Lady, i.e. Mother of God, Virgin Mary. Painted consecration crosses are still visible inside the south wall of the nave and the north wall of the choir. In the choir, there is the late medieval altarpiece from the 1520s, where the central motif is arch-catholic with the heavenly coronation of the Mother of God by the Son of God, on the left, and God the Father, on the right. In a Lutheran church, Mary is an image of the church, which, like Mary, hides God's words in her heart and meditates on them (Luke 2,19 and 51), so in a Lutheran congregation, this image represents the heavenly crowning of the earthly church. In the columns around this motif, four crowned figures of saints, only 18 cm high, are carved: at the top left Margrethe (with dragon) and at the bottom Dorothea. On the right, Katharina (top) and Barbara. Above the columns, in the vine work, are small figures of the four church fathers Ambrose, Gregor, Hieronimus and Augustine.To the left of the celestial coronation stands John the Baptist, pointing to the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:36). On the right stands a bishop, perhaps the bishop of Odense at the time when the altarpiece was set up. In the wings of the altarpiece, which were once able to be closed, are the twelve apostles.In the years 1849-1907, the painting of Jesus praying in Gethsemane, which now hangs in the aisle to the north, was used as an altarpiece. It is a copy of an Eckersberg painting from 1831, the original of which hangs in Havnbjerg Church.(Original)Smuk kirke i grønne omgivelser og med smuk udsigt over marker.I året 1168 blev Als hærget af venderne, der hjembragte 700 alsiske fanger, der blev solgt på slavemarkedet i obotriternes hovedstad Veligard (Mechlenburg). Ikke så underligt, hvis kirken under de forhold er bygget også med forsvar for øje. Således er tårnet 13 meter bredt og er måske det bredeste kirketårn i nogen danske landsbykirke. At tårnet er bygget som fæstning udelukker ikke, at det også kan have haft funktion som kornmagasin, således som det var tilfældet med nabokirken Ketting.I tårnet hænger to klokker. Den ældste, der er fra 1442, benyttes kun til sammenringning umiddelbart før gudstjenesten. Den anden er fra 1652 og anvendes til morgen- og aftenringning og til gudstjenestebrug. Denne klokke blev i 1918 afleveret til krigsbrug, men kom aldrig længere end til Sønderborg, hvor den blev fundet efter genforeningen, stuvet af vejen på banegården, for senere, i 1921, at blive genophængt.Kirken er indviet til Vor Frue, dvs. Guds Moder, Jomfru Maria. Der er stadig indvendig på skibets sydmur og korets nordmur synlige, påmalede indvielseskors. I koret findes den senmiddelalderlige altertavle fra 1520'erne, hvor centralmotivet er ærkekatolsk med Guds Moders himmelkroning af Guds Søn, til venstre, og Gud Fader, til højre. I en luthersk kirke er Maria et billede på kirken, der ligesom Maria gemmer Guds ord i sit hjerte og grunder over dem (Luk 2,19 og 51), så i en luthersk menighed forestiller dette billede den jordiske kirkes himmelkroning. I søjlerne omkring dette motiv er skåret fire kronede helgenindefigurer, kun 18 cm høje: øverst til venstre Margrethe (med drage) og nederst Dorothea. Tilhøjre Katharina (øverst) og Barbara. Over søjlerne, i rankeværket, er småfigurer af de fire kirkefædre Ambrosius, Gregor, Hieronimus og Augustin.Til venstre for himmelkroningen står Johannes Døberen og peger på Guds lam, der bærer verdens synder (Joh 1,36). Til højre står en biskop, måske Odensebispen på den tid, da altertavlen blev sat op. I altertavlens fløje, der engang har kunnet lukkes, findes de tolv apostle.I årene 1849-1907 anvendtes som altertavle det maleri af Jesus under bøn i Getsemane, der nu hænger i sideskibet mod nord. Det er en kopi af et Eckersberg maleri fra 1831, hvis original hænger i Havnbjerg Kirke.

(Translated by Google) A fantastic church with a good organist and the best priest you could wish for, I can definitely recommend this church(Original)En fantastisk kirke med en god organist og den bedste præst man kunne ønske sig jeg kan helt klart anbefale den her kirke

(Translated by Google) Lovely peaceful place with a priest beyond the ordinary in the best sense of the word.(Original)Dejligt fredfyldt sted med en præst ud over det almindelige i ordets bedste betydning.

(Translated by Google) Heart dear priest with huge human care ❤(Original)Hjerte kær præst med kæmpe menneskelig omsorg ❤

(Translated by Google) Nice church nice location(Original)Flot kirke fin placering

(Translated by Google) A good priest 👌(Original)En God Præst 👌

(Translated by Google) Super concert(Original)Super konsert