Mårup Church

[1] It was a simple brick structure typical of Jutland village churches, consisting of nave and choir.

On 6 December 1808 HMS Crescent, a British frigate[2] on its way to Gothenburg, Sweden, sank[3] while bringing supplies to the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.

[1] While erosion continued to threaten the church, shifting sands have been burying the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse a short distance to the south.

At the end of November 2007, the authorities responsible for culture and land protection decided to dismantle the church.

In summer and autumn 2012, severe erosion north and south of the site caused large chunks of land to fall into the sea.

[4] Mårup Church was chosen as a location for the film Babette's Feast, based on the book by Isak Dinesen.

[13] The story takes place in Norway, but Axel preferred the dramatic landscape around Mårup Church.