Vallensved

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Results: 26 records
design element - motifs - roll moulding
information
view of basin - interior
view of church exterior - north porch

Scene Description: the 'våbenhus' or porch, north side of the church -- the church exterior was undergoing restoration at the time of our visit, but the interior was accessible during regular opening hours
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2016 by BSI
view of church exterior - north porch

Scene Description: the 'våbenhus' or porch, north side of the church -- the church exterior was undergoing restoration at the time of our visit, but the interior was accessible during regular opening hours
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 August 2016 by BSI
view of church exterior - northwest end
view of church exterior - south view
view of church interior - 'ex voto', votive image or object - votive ship
view of church interior - altar and retable
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - ceiling - painting
view of church interior - crucifix
view of church interior - crucifix
view of church interior - crucifix - detail
view of church interior - detail
view of church interior - nave - looking northwest
view of church interior - nave - looking southwest
view of church interior - nave - looking west
view of church interior - retable
INFORMATION
FontID: 20715VAL
Church/Chapel: Vallensved Kirke
Church Location: Vallensved Bygade 39, 4700 Næstved, Denmark -- Tel.: +45 55 44 52 60
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Sjælland, Sjælland
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of, [since 1970], and 8 km NW of Næstved, in Zealand / Sjælland
Ecclesiastic Region: Roskilde Stift
Historical Region: Øster Flakkebjerg Herred, Sorø Amt
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, N side
Century and Period: 12th - 15th century, Medieval
Church Notes: original Romanesque church [the nave remains], with three Gothic additions; 16thC (?) frescoes
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
On-site notes: baptismal font of granite consisting of a round basin with a single roll moulding near the upper rim, mounted on a round-to-square pedestal base. The basin does not have a drain, nor does it show any evidence of anchoring hardware at the upper rim. [NB: if this font is late-medieval it must have replaced the one from the original 12thC church here]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
55.265389,
11.652528
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
55° 15′ 55.4″ N,
11° 39′ 9.1″ E
UTM: 32U 668535 6127531
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 6-7 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 53 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 64-66 cm
Basin Depth: 30 cm
Basin Total Height: 50 cm
Height of Base: 34 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 84 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site