Bandholm Church

[[File:Bandholm kirke, Lolland 01.jpg|thumb|Bandholm Church, Lolland]] '''Bandholm Church''' is a [[Church of Denmark]] parish church located in the harbor village of [[Bandholm]] some {{convert|8| km|abbr=on}} north of [[Maribo]] on the Danish island of [[Lolland]]. It was built in 1874 by Henrik Steffens Sibbern to a [[cruciform]] plan in the [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]] style. Built of red brick, it consists of a [[chancel]], a [[nave]] and a tower with a conical spire.<ref name=ha>[http://historiskatlas.dk/Bandholm_kirke_(5888) "Bandholm kirke"], ''Historisk Atlas''. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 7 August 2013.</ref>

==History== Bandholm was originally part of [[Østofte Church|Østofte]] parish. As the population of the village increased, there was a need for a local church. Count Knuth of neighbouring [[Knuthenborg]] provided land for its construction on the corner of Birketvej and Koholtvej. The architect, H.S. Sibbern (1826–1901) was charged with the design of the church. He had also designed the various buildings in [[Knuthenborg Safari Park|Knuthenborg Park]]. In 1881, Bandholm became a parish in its own right.<ref name=ha/><ref>[http://hensch.dk/pdf/Bandholm%20sogn.pdf Henning Steen Christensen, "Bandholm Sogn"]. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 7 August 2013.</ref>

==Interior== There is no [[altarpiece]] in the church but three stained-glass windows decorate the east wall, the central one depicting the [[Last Supper]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130807101505/http://www.visitdenmark.com/tellus-product/616263 "Bandholm Kirke"], VisitDenmark. Retrieved 7 August 2013.</ref> The church has a Busch organ, renovated by Starup & Søn in 1974.<ref>[http://www.kirkehistorie.dk/maribo/ki877.htm "Bandholm Kirke"], Dansk kirkehistorie. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 7 August 2013.</ref>

<gallery mode=packed heights=180px> File:Bandholm kirke - stained-glass windows.jpg|Stained-glass windows File:Bandholm kirke - ceiling.jpg|Ceiling </gallery>

==See also== *[[List of churches on Lolland]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Churches in Lolland]] [[Category:Romanesque Revival church buildings in Denmark]] [[Category:Churches completed in 1874]] [[Category:Churches in the Diocese of Lolland–Falster]]