Talgje Church

Talgje Church is a Romanesque stone church from the end of the 12th century. It consists of a rectangular nave and a lower, narrower choir with a semicircular end, the apse. The porch was built in 1870. The church is small, but the building is of high quality, with finely carved soapstone in the portals, the choir arches and the apse.

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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