The Sand-Covered Church

Summary

The Sand-Covered Church is a former church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of former_church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Sand-Covered Church's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].
• The Sand-Covered Church is located in Frederikshavn Municipality^[4].
• The Sand-Covered Church is in the country of Denmark^[5].
• The Sand-Covered Church's instance of is recorded as former church building^[6].
• The Sand-Covered Church's instance of is recorded as beacon^[7].
• Lawrence of Rome is named after The Sand-Covered Church^[8].
• The Sand-Covered Church's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[9].
• The Sand-Covered Church is made of brick^[10].
• The location of The Sand-Covered Church was Skagen Klitplantage^[11].
• The Sand-Covered Church's Commons category is recorded as Den tilsandede kirke (Skagen)^[12].
• January 17, 1301 marks the founding of The Sand-Covered Church^[13].
• The Sand-Covered Church's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.7136, 'lon': 10.5506}^[14].
• The Sand-Covered Church's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.713608558793, 'lon': 10.550497588742}^[15].
• The Sand-Covered Church's heritage designation is recorded as protected ancient monument in Denmark^[16].
• The Sand-Covered Church's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Church of Denmark^[17].
• The Sand-Covered Church's date of official closure is recorded as 1795^[18].
• The Sand-Covered Church's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark^[19].

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Geography

The Sand-Covered Church is in the country of Denmark^[5]. It is located in Frederikshavn Municipality^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former church building^[6] and beacon^[7]. The Sand-Covered Church's heritage designation is recorded as protected ancient monument in Denmark^[16]. Its religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].

History and Context

January 17, 1301 marks the founding of The Sand-Covered Church^[13]. Lawrence of Rome is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

The Sand-Covered Church ranks in the top 7% of former_church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]