Bælum Church

Bælum Church

Bælum Church dates from around the year 1200 and contains several interesting historic details. Among the church’s interior features are a Lutheran altarpiece from 1591, a pulpit from 1615 and a Romanesque baptismal font. The church’s candlesticks date from the 17th century.

South of the church, between the porch and the chapel, you can see a Romanesque gravestone with lines and a cross.

On the south side of the chancel is a chapel from 1616, built by Anna Krabbe, widow of Erik Kaas of Vorgaard. In the chapel, there are tombstones for Erik Kaas, Anna Krabbe and his second wife, Berete Seefeld.

During a restoration of the church in 1889–1890, wall paintings were discovered, but they were later covered again.

As a special detail, the church tower is said to lean almost as much as the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.