Kirke Værløse Kirke hører til en af de ældste kirker i Danmark, kirken er fra middelalderen og man regner med at stenkirken er bygget uden på en trækirke mellem 1090 og 1135 – man har fundet tydelige spor af stolpehuller inde i kirken fra den oprindelige trækirke. Årstallene er baseret på at man har fundet en mønt under gulvet der er dateret til 1090 og inden i kirken er der fundet kalkmalerier som er malet af Jørlundeværkstedet der lukkede i 1135 (sidstnævnte er kalket over igen).
Oprindeligt var der en kvindeside mod nord, som senere er muret til og indgangen på mandesiden mod syd er der senere bygget våbenhus udenpå og det er stadigt der indgangen er i dag.
Oprindeligt stod man op til gudstjeneste, kvinder og mænd i hver sin side. Senere efter den lutherske reformation kom der bænke i kirken og prædikestolen er fra midten af 1600-tallet, for nu skulle alle kunne se og høre præsten.
Kirketårnet blev bygget ca. 300 år efter og er bygget i munkesten, modsat kirken der er bygget i kampesten som formentlig er samlet af bønderne på markerne.
Apsis har et lille cirkelvindue mod øst, hvor solen skinner igennem ved solopgang og lyser magisk ind i kirken på præst og menighed. Det har været muret til og blev åbnet igen under en restaurering i 1973, hvor også den gamle altertavle blev erstattet af Mogens Jørgensens lysaltertavle.
Yderligere information om kirken kan findes på Værløse og Hareskov Sogne’s hjemmeside: https://www.værløsehareskovsogne.dk/kirkernes-historie - under Kirke Værløse Kirke ligger der links til nogle små informative videoer.
Logningskrav:
Du skal vedlægge 2 fotos til din logning, et fra hvert waypoint:
- Waypoint 1: Foto hvor man kan se dit geonavn og det lille cirkelvindue i apsis
- Waypoint 2: Foto hvor man kan se dit geonavn og uret på kirketårnet gennem den gamle indgang på nordsiden
Der er vist eksempler på begge steder herunder.
- God fornøjelse!
English version:
Kirke Værløse Kirke belongs to one of the oldest churches in Denmark. It is from the middle ages where the stone church is build surrounding a church made of wood between 1090 and 1135 - clear traces of holes have been found inside the church. The years are based on the fact that a coin was found under the floor dated to 1090 and inside the church frescoes were found which were painted by Jørlundeværkstedet which closed in 1135 (whitewashed now).
Originally there was an entrance for women at the north which is now hidden and at the entrance for the men at south, a porch was later built outside and that is still where the entrance is today.
Originally, people stood up in the church, women and men on opposite sides. Later, after the Lutheran reformation, pews were added to the church and the pulpit is from the mid-17th century, because now everyone had to be able to see and hear the priest.
The church tower was built approx. 300 years later and is built in monks' stone, as opposed to the church which is built in boulders which were probably gathered by the farmers in the fields.
The apse has a small circular window to the east, where the sun shines through at sunrise and magically shines into the church on the priest and congregation. It has been bricked up and was reopened during a restoration in 1973, where also the old altarpiece was replaced by Mogens Jørgensen's illuminated altarpiece.
Logging requirements:
You have to enclose two photos to your log, one from each waypoint:
- Waypoint 1: Photo where your geo-name and the little circular window in apse are both visible
- Waypoint 2: Photo where your geo-name and the clock on the church tower is visible through the old entrance at the north
You find examples from both places above.
- Have fun!
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