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was built on the same location to replace it. The church must not have been well-built because in 1686 (when it was only 31 years old) it was described as being "very fragile". In 1701, the tower was torn down and rebuilt. In 1750 (when the church was only 95 years old), it was torn down and replaced
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seats are painted blue, and otherwise oak-coloured with individual numbers for the various farms and families. The slanted ceiling in the nave and chancel are painted white, but towards the side walls of the nave, the ceiling is lowered and flat. The church room has columns supporting the gallery as
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are located behind the chancel. On the western wall is the spacious porch with stairways on either side leading up to the gallery. In the corners of the porch there are small rooms with toilet facilities.
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church which had become too small for the congregation. There was some controversy as to where the new (present) church was to be built. Many wanted the church to be built on the other side of the
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well as functioning as roof supports to the sides. Along the walls there are five pointed-arch windows on either side, with green and red top sections. The
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