Ørum Church (Danish: ''Ørum Kirke'') is a church in the village of

Ørum Djurs Ørum or Orum may refer to: Places * Ørum (Sønderlyng), a parish and village in Viborg Municipality, Denmark * Ørum, Brønderslev Municipality, a parish and small village in Brønderslev Municipality, Denmark * Ørum Djurs, a parish and vill ...

Norddjurs Municipality Norddjurs Municipality () is a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Commune (subnational entity), kommune'') in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 721.2 km² and has a population of 36,658 (1. January 2025). On 1 January ...

. The church was established in the 12th century and operates as the central church in Ørum Sogn within the

Diocese of Aarhus The Diocese of Aarhus (Danish language, Danish: ''Århus Stift'') is one of 10 dioceses in the Church of Denmark, with headquarters in the city of Aarhus. The diocese covers a large district of northeast Jutland and comprises 14 deanery, deanerie ...

. Ørum Sogn has approximately 1,600 members within the

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History

The church began construction in the 12th century and consists of a romanesque

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and a gothic

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, and

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. In the first half of the 16th century the church was decorated with

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, but they were greatly damaged and have since been painted over. The tower was partially rebuilt in 1833, at which time the

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of King

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was embedded in the southside of the tower. The church was again renovated in 1961, mainly by the

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A. Graae. During the renovations the

was given its own entrance on the church's northern side. The

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is northwest of the church and was built in 1952 after a considerably older clergy house burned down. South of the clergy house lies a memorial stone for Vilhelm Beck (1829-1901), who was a priest at the church from 1866 until 1874. The stone was the old

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above the church's south door. The text on the stone reads:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orum Church (Norddjurs Municipality) Churches in the Diocese of Aarhus Churches in the Central Denmark Region 12th-century churches in Denmark