Egersund Church – the City's signal building

In the center of the city, facing the sea, sits the beautiful Egersund church. People have come here by boat, horse, on foot or in other ways to celebrate religious services and life's great events for more than 800 years. To step into this building is to take a journey back in time and sense the inhabitants` belonging to community and life experiences.

Step into the church and get to know the history of this unique building. It starts as early as in the 13th century. The church is mentioned in a papal letter from 1292 as Ecclesia sancte Marie de Eikundasund. At the beginning of the 17th century, the condition was such that the building had to be demolished, and a new church was built on the same site. Since then, the church has been rebuilt, extended and renovated, and therefore has exciting style elements from several eras.

See and hear the story of the beautiful altarpiece from 1607, the baroque pulpit and the richly decorated pew doors. Hear about the king who sold the church to private individuals, about the king who wanted to bring the pew doors to Sweden - and about the Danish ship's crew who presented the church with a beautiful silver jug as a thank you for saving them from distress at sea.

We welcome you to an exciting and interesting walk in this oldest and beautiful signal building in the heart of Egersund!

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