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Stevns
Klint offers two remarkable sights
The area around Stevns Klint offers a great
scenic experience - but
also on a very interesting tourist attraction
- which annually attracts thousands of tourists.
The Stevns Cliff (Stevns
Klint) has a height of almost 40
m and visitors can experience a
magnificent coastal area and a wonderful
view over the Baltic Sea.
To the South - one can see Møns
Klint (Cliffs of Møn) -
and to the North is the Oresund
Bridge. The cliff stretches almost
with 12 km of coastline
- and the landscape primarily consists of
chalk deposits - which were stored for more
than 65 million years ago.
Alongside the beach area - visitors can
easily find traces of prehistoric life as
fossils - and the historical venue is a
veritable Eldorado for geology lovers. The
nearby Stevns Museum has
an exhibition focussed on the geology of
the cliffs - and the geological layers which
have accumulated during millions of years.
The
13th Century Old Højerup Church
A major tourist attraction on Stevns Cliff
- is the 13th Century Old
Højerup Church -
which was on its way into the sea. The Church
was built around 1250 -
and the edge of the cliff had come closer
every year. In the 1600´s
century - the sea had started eating away
the cliff where the churchyard
was - and the ghoulish sight of coffins
and skeletons could be seen sticking out
of the cliff.
Religious Services until 1910
All religious services were held until 1910
- when the danger of the old church
crashing over the cliff and into the sea
had become critical. The Church's choir
fell in the sea in 1928
together with a large part of the
cemetery - and the landslide was at that
time a great attraction - where many field
trips were conducted from all parts of Denmark
to this remarkable site. The partly ruined
church quickly became an interesting tourist
sight. In three days about 50.000
people came to Højerup. The fascination
was the unusual sight of a damaged church
- and what was left of the choir - coffins
and skeletons on the beach.
The Church - A National Treasure
Shortly after the last slide - it was decided
to reinforce the church
against further slides. Today the church
is holding its head proudly at the extreme
edge of the cliff. The choir has been replaced
- with a balcony – that has given
visitors a fantastic view
over the cliff and the Baltic Sea. The church
building has since been preserved
as a national treasure
- and is a part of the Danish cultural heritage.
The Højerup Church is open daily
to the public - where the remnants of the
altarpiece can be seen on display in the
church's sacristy.
Get
married in
Højerup
Church
Get married
at Old Højerup
Church with
a fantastic
view over
the Baltic
Sea and over
the limestone
Cliffs
of Stevns
- and give
your wows
in historical
and romantic
settings that
will make
a Wedding
Ceremony be
one of the
most memorable
occasions
in a lifetime.
Wedding Service
at Stevns
Cliffs
The Church
Service and
Wedding Ceremony
can be conducted
as a Civil
Ceremonial
Wedding Service
with the walls
of the old
13th
century Church
as a true
witness -
and the location
of the Stevns
Cliffs
and the Wedding
Venue
is just 1-hour
drive from
the
zero mile
stone
of Copenhagen.
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Get
married in the 13th
Century Old Højerup
Church just over
the limestone Cliffs
of Stevns. |
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Stevns
Klint (Stevns Cliff) was
added to the World Heritage
List year 2014
- by the UN organization UNESCO
- and is now a member of the
World's Cultural Legacy. |
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