Global InformationTranbjerg Church information
| Tranbjerg Church | |
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| 56°05′31″N 10°08′06″E / 56.0919°N 10.1349°E | |
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Romanesque |
| Completed | 1100s |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Aarhus |
Tranbjerg Church is a church in Aarhus, Denmark, situated in the suburb Tranbjerg 9 kilometers south-west of Aarhus city center on the old country road between Aarhus and Horsens. Tranbjerg Church is from the 1100s, erected as a typical Danish Romanesque village church. Later additions in the 15th century added a Gothic tower and porch. Tranbjerg Church is the only church in Tranbjerg pastorate and Parish with 7.414 members of the Church of Denmark living in Tranbjerg Parish on 1 January 2016.[1][2] Tranbjerg Church is devoted to St. Ursula and the 11.000 virgin handmaidens.[3]
Tranbjerg Church is a Green Church (Grøn Kirke). Green Churches is a network of Danish churches dedicated to implement and further an environmentally friendly operation and climate actions in relation to the current climate crisis. The network agenda was launched by the National Council of Churches in Denmark (NCCD) in 2011.[4]
- ^ "Fakta om sognet" (in Danish). Church of Denmark. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Den Store Danske" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Tranbjerg Church". Aarhus Municipality through Visitarhus. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Grøn Kirke" (in Danish). Danske Kirkers Råd (National Council of Churches in Denmark). Retrieved 14 July 2020.