Tved church
Tved kirkevej 1A
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The church consists
of a roman nave with late gothic expansions: longhouse chancel,
transepts plus a west tower. Of the roman building, erected
of travertine stone and granite boulder, is only parts of
the nave's longwall with rests of reliefs and roundarches
wallblinds remaining, while all other original details are
gone. In late gothic time the chancel was expanded and transepts
and the west tower where added. All made of granite boulder
and tiles and with blinding gables whereof the eastern gable
of the tower has big circular blinds which resembles the
type used on southern sjaelland. The transepts have crossing
vaults while the chancel and nave have five eightpartet
vaults.
By the kings letter of 30 september
1554 Tved church was ordered to be demolished and the people
of the parish directed to The church of our Lady in Svendborg.
But the citizens addressed the king requesting to retain
their church. In 1558 the order was withdrawn whereafter
Tved parish was annexed with Skaarup parish. In 1591-1603
it was its own parish again. It was then united with Skaarup
parish once again untill 1738 whereafter it was independant
again until 1812, following annex with Skaarup parish untill
1842 and hereafter independant again.
BELLS
Bells: 1) 1786, Ritzmann; 2)
1871, Allerup. In 1589 the church had two small bells placed
above the chancel, probably in the ridge turret, while the
others from the tower where moved to The church of out lady
in Svendborg (Jacob Madsen).
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In the
naves northern wall is put a roman granite tombstone
with cross and another one with a mans head is in
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NORTHERN AILE
At a restoration of the chapel in
1910 were some coofins sat under the floor in the north
chapel which also has been a burial vault with wooden fence
since the 16th century. Some of the bodies were virgin Elisabeth
Sophie Banner, d. 1717, Wolff Siegfr. V. Holsten, d. 1718
and wife Ide Skeel, d. 1749, countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen,
d. 1803 and Edel Dyre v. Loevenhjelm, d. 1804.
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PIECE
The altarpiece is plane craftsmanhip in renaisance
style from oround 1625, but changes a lot in 1703
from which time its painting derives also.
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ALTAR SILVERWARE
Baluster shaped baroque candleholders. |
The organ is from 1756 and was
rebuild in 1871.
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COFFINS
In the chapel are seven coffins of which two are of sandstone.
The coffins contain such bodies as Henning Walkendorff's
wife Kirsten Kruse, d. 1703, Knud Urne's first wife Elisabeth
Sophie, d. 1693, lieutenant colonel Erik Chr. Sehested,
d. 1757, and wife, Sophie v. Holsten, d. 1753.
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EPITAFIUM
In the southern chapel was arranged a burial vault
with partly gilded iron fence in the beginning of
the 16th century. In the chapel is a large aok epitafium,
that imitate the Ahlefeldt monuments in Odense Skt.
knud's church, with portrait bust of Anne Beate
Walkendorff, d. 1720, and statues of her two husbands,
Knud Urne, d. 1757, and wife, Sophie v. Holsten,
d. 1753.
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NAVE CHEST
Iron-bound chest, possibly late gothic.
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| The pulpit
is from 1707 with evangelist paintings. There was an
older pulpit from the 1560'ties made of pine.
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FONT
Roman Granite font with arched frieze and men heads (
Mackeprang. D. 122, 142). South german. FONT
BASIN
The basin is from about 1575 with the announcement and
engraved coat of arms, Brockenhuus and Brahe plus the
initials AB, KHB and KB, 1618.
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| Parish priest:
Bjørn Moe
Tved kirkevej 1, Tved.
Tlf. 62 21 11 17.
Mobil - 29 24 38 17
Fax 62217384
E-mail: moe@bmol.dk
Office hours: mon-wed 16-17 thurs 12-14.
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Opening hours:
The church is open from morning- to evening
ringing from easter to oktober. Outside this period contact
the gravedigger.
If you read danish, look at thsi website if
you want to know more.
http://www.bmol.dk |
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