Brønderslev Church ( da, Brønderslev Kirke) is a

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church in

Brønderslev Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...

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. The church was designed by Valdemar Schmidt and built between 1920 and 1922.

History

The church was designed by the architect Valdemar Schmidt in 1907. Construction began in 1920 and the church was dedicated on March 26, 1922. The tower was erected in 1925. In 1972, the interior of the church was renovated. The original wooden cross above the

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was replaced in 1974 with the present

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, which was created by Johannes Hansen, who was the brother's pastor at the time. At the same time, the two eastern windows were fitted with

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by Helle Scharling, who had also made the smaller windows on the northern and southern sides of the church. A church hall on the west side of the church was built in 1982.

Brønderslev Gamle Kirke

The old church in Brønderslev, referred to as ''Brønderslev Gamle Kirke'' or ''Vester Brønderslev Kirke'', was built in the 12th century. It was built in the

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from granite blocks and its exterior walls are a meter thick. A steeple was built in the

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period, but was demolished in the 18th century. The church porch was built in 1623. It has been restored several times in varying styles, most recently between 1974 and 1976. The church was privately owned until 1912. By that time, the old church in Brønderslev was no longer big enough to house the growing community. Expansions were purposed, but construction of a new church became necessary. The congregation officially moved to the new church in 1922. Since then, the old church has mostly been used as a chapel for the cemetery.

Gallery

File:Nordenskirker Broendny(06).jpg, Nave in 2011 File:Nordenskirker Brondslevgml(01).jpg, Brønderslev Gamle Kirke File:Nordenskirker Brondslevgml(07).jpg, Nave of Brønderslev Gamle Kirke

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bronderslev Church Churches in the diocese of Aalborg Churches in the North Jutland Region 20th-century Church of Denmark churches Buildings and structures in Brønderslev Municipality Churches completed in 1922