Store Heddinge Church also known as Saint Katharina Church (Danish: ''Store Heddinge Kirke'' or ''Sankt Katharina Kirke'') is an octagonal church in the town of

Store Heddinge Store Heddinge is a Danish town in Region Sjælland. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality, and has a population of 3,668 (1 January 2022).Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is th ...

. Thought to have been built of limestone in the late 12th century by King Valdemar I, the unusual octagonal Romanesque nave and the choir were later extended with lateral Gothic additions, including the tower.

Gallery

File:Store Heddinge Kirke2.jpg, Front view of the church entrance File:Store Heddinge Kirke - kirkeloftets træhvælvinger.jpg, Dome of the octagonal nave File:Sankt Katharina Kirke, St. Heddinge (1).JPG, Areal view of the church grounds

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12th-century churches in Denmark Churches in Stevns Municipality Churches in the Diocese of Roskilde Lutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism Gothic architecture in Denmark Octagonal churches {{Denmark-church-stub