Slangerup Church

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Slangerup Church
St Michael's Church
Slangerupkirke1.jpg
Slangerup Kirke in 2008
Slangerup Church
55°50′44″N12°10′15″E / 55.845661°N 12.170785°E / 55.845661; 12.170785
LocationStrandstræde 2,
3550 Slangerup
Country Denmark
Denomination Church of Denmark
Website www.slangerupkirke.dk
History
StatusChurch
Dedication Michael
Architecture
Architect(s) Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder
Architectural type Gothic, Renaissance
Completed1588
Construction cost1000 rix-dollars
Specifications
Materials Travertine
Bells3
Administration
Diocese Helsingør
Deanery Frederikssund
Parish Slangerup

Slangerup Church (Danish : Slangerup Kirke) or St Michael's Church (Danish : Skt. Michaels Kirke) is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in the centre of Slangerup, Frederikssund Municipality, Denmark.

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History and description

Prospect of Slangerup, date unknown Prospekt af Slangerup.jpg
Prospect of Slangerup, date unknown

Slangerup Church in its current form was completed in 1588 by architect Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder and master builder Jørgen van Friborg. Another church is mentioned on the site, presumed reused for the building of Slangerup Church.

The decoration of the pulpit, pre-restoration. Slangerupkirke29.jpg
The decoration of the pulpit, pre-restoration.

Restoration of interior