Nørre Nissum Kirke
  Lemvig Kommune, central Jutland, Denmark

  Nørre Nissum Kirke


Nørre Nissum Church
Nørre Nissum Kirke, Denmark
photo Elroy Christenson 2016


The Nørre Nissum Church is south of th Gulf of Lim Fjord that almost cuts the northern peninsula of Denmark in half leading from the North Sea to Aalborg then out to the Baltic Sea.  The church sits on a high hill over looking the peninsula on the south and the gulf on the north.  There is little trade connection from this place.  It was mostly a rural church for the local farmers.  There has been a recent incursions of summer residents.  A private school was nearby that Kent Christoffersen attended as a teenager. 

The Nørre Nissum church was first constructed in a Romanesque style about 1100s.  It was first mentioned as "Nesium" by King Valdemar Jordebog in 1231. It has been added onto several times with periodic restoration.  The tower spire was rebuilt after a fire in 1666 into the present design. A crucifix that is carved from hollow oak log was carved about 1300 presently is in the National Museum.
  
Nore nissum kirk side
Nørre Nissum Kirke from the north 
photo Elroy Christenson 2016
The interior of the church was being remodeled when we visited.  Everything was covered with drop cloths. If the church in Lemvig is an example it should be very nice and still remaining true to the period.  The panorama below from the cemetery side should show some of the farms on which the families lived. The Gulf of Lim is on the opposite side and the Atlantic coast to the right of the panorama. 

Norre Nissum panorama
a panorama from the cemetery at the Nørre Nissum Kirke.
photo Elroy Christenson 2016

gulf of lim
Gulf of Lim (Lim Fjord) coast opposite to Nørre Nissum
photo Elroy Christenson 1985

Peder Christensen 1715, Christen Pedersen 1740, Peder Christensen 1778, Ane Johansdatter 1785.


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