Dragør Church

Dragør Church
Dragør Church
Dragør Kirke
	Church of Christ seen from across the street
	55°35′38″N 12°40′06.5″E / 55.59389°N 12.668472°E
Location	Dragør
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
History
Status	Church
Architecture
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]

Burials

Peter Boesen (1945–1982), actor
Knud Bro (1937–1997), politician
Christian Brochorst (1907–1967), actor
Hans Isbrandtsen (1891–1953), shipowner
Eigil Jensen (1903–1988), lawyer and singer
Jesper Emil Jensen (1931–009), writer, translator and songwriter
Otto Leisner (1917–2008), television personality
Tove Malzer (1941–2008), editor-in-chief and politician
Hugo Marcussen (1926–1999), architect and civil servant
Knud Mühlhausen (1909–1990), painter
Christian Mølsted (1862–1930), painter
Dirch Passer (1926–1980), actor and comedian
Clara Selborn (1816–2008), writer and translator
Sophus Vermehren

Image gallery

Memorial for sailors lost at sea

References

^ "Kirkens historie" (in Danish). Dragør Kirke. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Dragør Kirke" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Taarbæk Kirke" (in Danish). nordenskirker.dk. Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. 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

Official website

[1] "Kirkens historie" (in Danish). Dragør Kirke. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[2] "Dragør Kirke" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[3] "Taarbæk Kirke" (in Danish). nordenskirker.dk. Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[4] "To kirker i Storkøbenhavn, der ligner hinanden" (in Danish). Dines Bogø Lokalhistorie. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[5] "Christian Ferdinand Andreas Mølsted". kendtegravsteder.dk. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

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v t e Amager, Copenhagen
Administrative subdivisions	Copenhagen Municipality (Amager East, Amager West) Dragør Municipality Tårnby Municipality
Districts	Amagerbro Christianshavn Dragør 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
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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
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Category

v t e Churches in Copenhagen, Denmark
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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	Capernaum Church Grundtvig's Church
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