Dragør Church

Dragør Church
Church of Christ seen from across the street
55°35′38″N 12°40′06.5″E / 55.59389°N 12.668472°E / 55.59389; 12.668472Coordinates: 55°35′38″N 12°40′06.5″E / 55.59389°N 12.668472°E / 55.59389; 12.668472
Location	Dragør
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Architecture
Status	Church
Architect(s)	J.H. Wessel
Architectural type	Church
Style	Neo-Gothic
Completed	1885
Specifications
Materials	Brick
Administration
Archdiocese	Diocese of Copenhagen

Dragør Church is a Lutheran church in Dragør, Denmark. It belongs to the Church of Denmark.

History

In 1449, the Bishop of Roskilde authorized the installation of a temporary altar during the annual herring market at Dragør which attracted up to 30,000 traders and fishermen. The market disappeared in about 1500. The few permanent residents had to use Store Magleby Church in nearby Store Magleby some time between 1193 and 1370. After Christian II gave the church to the Dutch farmers who settled in the area in 1621, the church was adapted according to Dutch tradition. Service was also conducted in Dutch and the best seats were reserved for the Dutch families.^[1]

Dragør Church was finally inaugurated on 26 April 1885 but remained attached to Store Magleby until 1954 when Dragør finally became its own parish.^[2]

Architecture

The church is built in the Neo-Gothiv style. J. H. Wessel's design strongly resembles that of Taarbæk Church north of Copenhagen, which was designed by Carl Emil Wessel, his father.^[3] The ceiling is inspired by the cathedral in Limerick, Ireland.^[4]

The clock on the east side of the tower is from 1764 and was installed by clockmaker Bernhard Larsen in 1882.

Graveyard

Notable people who are buried at the graveyard include the actor and comedian Dirch Passer, television presenter Otto Leisner and the marine painter Christian Mølsted whose home and studio in Dragør in now a museum dedicated to his art.^[5]

Image gallery

Memorial for sailors lost at sea

References

↑ "Kirkens historie" (in Danish). Dragør Kirke. Retrieved 2013-09-´16. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Dragør Kirke" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
↑ "Taarbæk Kirke" (in Danish). nordenskirker.dk. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
↑ "To kirker i Storkøbenhavn, der ligner hinanden" (in Danish). Dines Bogø Lokalhistorie. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
↑ "Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted". kendtegravsteder.dk. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

External links

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Official website

Amager, Copenhagen

Administrative subdivisions	Copenhagen Municipality (Amager East, Amager West) Dragør Municipality Tårnby Municipality

Districts	Amagerbro Christianshavn Holmen Islands Brygge Kastrup Ørestad Refshaleøen Store Magleby Sundby Tårnby

Localities	Bella Center Copenhagen Airport DR Byen Eberts Villaby Nokken Prøvestenen Refshaleøen Scanport Søndre Campus

Streets and squares	Amagerbrogade Holmbladsgade

Parks and open spaces	Amager Strandpark Havneparken Kalvebod Fælled Kastrup Strandpark Kløvermarken

Culture & attractions	Amager Museum Blue Planet Aquarium Holmbladsgade Cultural Centre Copenhagen Concert Hall Dragør Museum Kastrupgård Mogens Dahl Concert Hall

Churches	Dragør Church Hans Tausen's Church Nathanael's Church Philip's Church St. Anne's Church Simon Peter's Church Store Magleby Church Sundby Church

Other landmarks	8 House Amager Center Bella Sky Hotel Field's Gemini Residence Kastrup Værk Mountain Dwellings Tietgenkollegiet

Stations	Amager Strand Station Amagerbro Station Bella Center Station Christianshavn Station DR Byen Station Femøren Station Islands Brygge Station Kastrup Station Lergravsparken Station Lufthavnen Station Ørestad Station Øresund Station Sundby Station Tårnby Station

History	Jacob Fortling Jacob Holm Lauritz Peter Holmblad

Churches in Copenhagen, Denmark

City Centre	St. Alban's Alexander Nevsky Church St. Andrew's St. Ansgar's Christian's Church Christiansborg Chapel Frederik's Church Garrison Church Church of Holmen Holy Ghost Jerusalem Church Our Lady St. Paul's St. Peter's Reformed Church Trinitatis Church

Amager	Dragør Church Hans Tausen's Church Nathanael's Church Philip's Church St. Anne's Church Simon Peter's Church Store Magleby Church Sundby Church

Bispebjerg	Grundtvig's Church

Brønshøj-Husum

Frederiksberg	Frederiksberg Church Frederiksberg Palace Chapel Godthaab Church Immanuel Church Mariendal Church Solbjerg Church St. Luke's St. Mark's St. Thomas'

Nørrebro	Anna Church Bethlehem Church Brorson's Church St. John's St. Stephen's

Valby	Jesus Church

Vesterbro/Kgs. Enghave	Church of Christ Elijah's Church St. Mathew's

Østerbro	Church of the Free Port Gustaf Church Isaiah Church Kildevæld Church St. Augustine's Church St. James's Zion's Church

Surroundings	Bagsværd Church Roskilde Cathedral

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