Churches along The Ancient Road in Middle Jutland
You will find several churches along The Ancient Road. They will welcome you in for a visit, just as they have done for the hikers in the past thousand years.
Viborg Cathedral
Viborg Cathedral, with its two towers, is the symbol of the city. The church was founded in the 1100's but after several fires, the latest one in 1726, only the crypt remains from this period. The rem...
Gråbrødre Kloster
Monastery institution founded in the 12th century.
The Franciscan monastery was founded in 1235 as a centre for the mendicant friars. At the time of the Reformation the monks were chased out of the to...
Hald Ege Kirke
Open the whole year during the daytime. Free entrance.
Situated about 6 km from Viborg in the suburb Hald Eg...
Sortebrødre Church
Sortebrødre Church in Viborg was built by the Dominican Order and was originally built together with a monastery placed south of the church.
Asmild Church
South of the church there once was a monastery. The churc...
Soendermarks Church
Søndermarks Church is placed in the southern part of Viborg and is a modern round church built in 1980/81.
Hald Ege Kirke
Open the whole year during the daytime. Free entrance.
Situated about 6 km from Viborg in the suburb Hald Eg...
Dollerup Church
Open the whole year during the daytime.
Thorning Kirke
Øster Nykirke
Øster Nykirke - Øster New Church - or Saint Peder’s Church is situated on the top of the ridge and is Denmark’s highest-lying church at an altitude of 127 ms above sea level. The church was built in ...
Jelling Church
Jelling Church dates back to around 1100 and is the fourth church on the site. The first was a wooden church erected in the eighth century by Harald Bluetooth as a mausoleum to his father, Gorm the Ol...