Romnes Church

The church of Romnes, which was built between 1150 and 1250, is a Romanesque stone church with a square nave and a smaller, lower square chancel with a semicircular end, the apse. The gables are made of wood, the choir and the nave have a gable roof. In front of the west entrance, there is a square wooden tower with a pyramidal roof. The church was the private property of the Aall family until 1986.

About this building

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Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Links to national heritage

Visitors information

  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building

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