Frederik's Church ( da, Frederikskirken) is a church in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Ã…rhus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
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Denmark. The church is situated in the southern
Højbjerg
Højbjerg is a postal district of Aarhus, Denmark.
Højbjerg originated as a coastal suburb to the south of Aarhus, but has now completely merged with the city. Højbjerg is located 5 km from the city centre and had a population of 22,000 ...
neighbourhood on Hørhavevej. Frederik's Church is a parish church, and the only church in Skåde Parish, under the
Diocese of Aarhus within the
Church of Denmark, the Danish state church. The church serves some 11.000 parishioners in Skåde Parish and holds weekly sermons along with weddings, burials and baptisms.
Frederik's Church is the last Danish church which draws obvious inspiration from the medieval architectural tradition; in the years following the
Second World War architecture generally diverged in many different directions. The architect was
Harald Lønborg-Jensen
Harald Magnus Lønborg-Jensen (10 October 1871 – 1 November 1941) was a Danish architect known as a productive church and restoration-architect.
Biography
Harald Lønborg-Jensen was born at Rødemarkshus near Tureby on the island of Zealand ...
who also designed
Åbyhøj Church
Åbyhøj Church ( da, Skt. Åbyhøj Kirke) is a church in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated in the western Åbyhøj neighbourhood on Silkeborgvej. Åbyhøj Church is a parish church within the Church of Denmark, the Danish state church, u ...
. In the first years Frederik's Church was an annex church of Holme Parish and the first priest was also the priest of Holme Parish but Skåde Parish was created and got its own pastorate in 1949 when Holme Parish was divided. The church is named after crown prince Frederik, later king
Frederik IX and the initials for the royal couple of the time is engraved in the front most benches.
Frederik's Church had an adjacent building for parish council meetings and communal work added in 1973. Growing population through the 1950s and 1960s resulted in the church itself being too small for the needs of the community so it was decided to add a building specifically for other activities. The building was named ''Frederiksgården'' to follow the tradition of the church.
Frederik's Church is a Green Church (''Grøn Kirke''). Green Churches is a network of Danish churches dedicated to implement and further an environmentally friendly operation and climate actions in relation to the current
climate crisis. The network agenda was launched by the
National Council of Churches in Denmark
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(NCCD) in 2011.
See also
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List of churches in Aarhus
References
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Lutheran churches in Aarhus
Churches in the Central Denmark Region
Churches completed in 1944
Churches in the Diocese of Aarhus