Explore Religious Heritage Across Europe

The Skage church is a neo-gothic wooden church dating from 1903. It is situated on a very old church site which may date back to shortly after Christianity in 1030.

The church in Skagen was originally built in 1841 according to drawings by C.F. Hansen (1756-1845), then rebuilt and extended in 1909-10 by Ulrik Plesner (1861-1933) and Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846-1908). The present church in Skagen was built about 50 years after the famous Sand-Covered Church was abandoned.

Also known as the "buried church" or the "sand-covered church", it is located in an area once dominated by dunes. Built in the late 14th century, it served as a chapel dedicated to Saint Lawrence of Rome for over 400 hundred years. In 1795 the building was abandoned to the sands and the congregation moved to the new Skagen church carrying with them all the tapestries, furniture and objects. By that time, part of the building had been already buried by the continuous sandstorms. The historic tower, emerging from the dunes, is the only part of the old chapel still standing nowadays.

Skallelv Chapel in Vadsø is a wooden building built in 1960 by architect Rolf Harlew Jenssen.

Skällviks Church was built in the latter half of the 14th century. From 1590 to 1593, John III of Sweden (1569-1592) rebuilt the church in the Italian Renaissance style. Next to the church is a bell tower, which was given its present form during a reconstruction in 1754. The proximity of Stegeborg Castle and Skällvik Castle and their occupants was of great importance to the church.

The church of Skålvær is a long church from 1889, the wood comes from an older church in Beitstad in North Trøndelag. In 1931 the church received an organ.

The Skånevik church is a church from 1900, designed by the architect H.S.Eckhoff. The nave, choir and sacristy are wooden constructions, while the tower is only partially made of wood.

Skånland Church is a wooden church that was built in 1901. The church has a long plan and was designed by the architect C.J.Bergstrøm. The first church in the town was built in 1867, but the population grew quite rapidly and by 1896 the church was too small for the parish.

Skara Cathedral was probably built in the 11th century but only took on its Gothic appearance in the 14th century. It was restored between 1886 and 1894 by Helgo Zettervall. The cathedral contains the Gregorian manuscript of the Skara Missal, completed around 1150, which is considered to be the oldest notation of Swedish liturgical music.

The Skåre Church is an octagonal church dating from 1858. The bells from the old Church of Skåre were used in the new one. The altarpiece is from 1858, the organ from 1958. The baptismal font is from 1627.