Asminderød Church (
Danish: Asminderød Kirke) is a parish church in
Asminderød, now part of
Fredensborg
Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 Janua ...
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Fredensborg Municipality som 40 km north of central
Copenhagen
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Denmark
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History
A small Romanesque church was built at the site in the first half of the 12th century. It was later in the century expanded westwards.
The thick granite walls indicate that they may already then have carried a tower. The current tower and the cross vaulted ceiling of the nave date from the 15th century. The porch on the north side of the church was constructed in the first half of the 13th century and the chancel was expanded to its current size in around 1500. The southern side nave was constructed in brick in 1736. The small sacresty was added in 1839.
Interior and furnishings
The pulpit dates from the late 16th century, save the canopy which is from 1630. The pews are partly from the same period as the pulpit and partly constructed to a similar design in 1736.
The south wall of the side nave features a crucifix from 1500.
The church contains two
votive ships. The elder of them, a model of the naval ship ''Søe Blomsten'', dates from the second half of the 18th century. The other one, ''Anna Catharina'' a naval brig, is from 1820.
Churchyard
The church is surrounded by a churchyard. Notable burials include:
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Antoine Bournonville (1760-1843), ballet master
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August Bournonville
August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ne ...
(1805-1879), ballet master
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Charlotte Bournonville (1822-1911), actress and singer
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Marie Hammer (1907-2002), zoologist
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Meta Hansen (1865–1941), suffragist
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Edvard Helsted (1715-1900), composer
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Ludvig Kabell (1853-1902), painter
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Frederik Paludan-Müller
Frederik Paludan-Müller (7 February 1809 – 27 December 1876) was a Danish poet, the third son of Jens Paludan-Müller and born in Kerteminde, on the island of Funen.
In 1819 his father was transferred to Odense, and Frederik began to atten ...
(1809-1876), author
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Sophie Pedersen (1885-1950), painter
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Johanne Rosing
Johanne Cathrine Rosing (née Olsen; 2 June 1756 – 15 January 1853) was a Danish stage actress and ballet dancer, one of the most noted of the era.
Biography
Born in a poor home as the daughter of Herman Olsen and Gundel Marie Abelgreen. She ...
(1758-1853), actress
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Rudolph Rothe (1802-1877), landscape architect
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Charles Shaw (1734-1918)
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Hans Tegner (1853-1932), illustrator
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Francis Zachariae (1852-1936), businessman, publisher and philanthropist
See also
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Humlebæk Church
References
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Churches in Fredensborg Municipality
Churches in the Diocese of Helsingør