Holtug Church


Holtug Church is a church in Holtug on the Stevns Peninsula, Stevns Municipality, Denmark. The church dates from the middle of the 12th century, but only the walls of the nave have survived of the original Romanesque church.

History

The church was built of limestone ashlars in the Romanesque style 1150. The chancel was 1400 replaced by a new and larger one. A limestone ashlar from the original chancel, which was reused in the south wall of the new one, features the runal inscription Tirad rist. The tower was added 1500–1525, and the porch is from 1600.

Interior and furnishings

The western cross vault features murals attributed to the so-called Høvelse Master.
The altarpiece is from 1821 and was painted by J. L. Lund. The font was returned to the church in connection with a restoration in 1984. The pulpit is from 1825 and is made of wood. It was in 1946 decorated with paintings of the Evangelists and Paul by Erik Petersen. The organ is a Ramus organ from 1861, expanded by Starup in 1932.

Cemetery

The church is surrounded by a graveyard. Notable burials include: