Stege Church , also Sankt Hans Church , is a 13th-century brick church in Stege on the Danish island of Møn . Now in the Gothic architectural style , the church was originally a Romanesque building.
20-398: The church is located in the south of the town of Stege near the peninsula between Stege Bugt (Stege Bay) and Stege Nor (Stege Inlet). It was close to the now demolished Stege Castle which used to stand on the most southerly point of the peninsula on the channel between the sea and the inlet. It is not clear whether the church, now known as Sankt Hans, was originally consecrated to St John
40-461: A basin . This may create peninsulas, and occurred for example in the Keweenaw Peninsula . In the case of formation from meltwater, melting glaciers deposit sediment and form moraines , which act as dams for the meltwater. This may create bodies of water that surround the land, forming peninsulas. If deposition formed the peninsula, the peninsula was composed of sedimentary rock , which
60-468: Is often politically, economically and/or demographically more significant than politically associated remote territories , such as exclaves or oceanic islands situated outside the continental shelf . In geography, "mainland" can denote the continental part of any polity or the main island within an island nation . In geopolitics , "mainland" is sometimes used interchangeably with terms like metropole as an antonym to overseas territories . In
80-908: The Evangelists on four flat panels framed by herms representing the seven virtues : faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. Additional reliefs depict the Annunciation , the Nativity , the Adoration of the Magi , the Entry into Jerusalem , the Baptism of Jesus and the Flight into Egypt . The artist is known as Mønbo H, the woodcarver who created the altarpiece in Fanefjord Church . Notable people buried in
100-558: The 16th century. A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes said to form a peninsula, for example in the New Barbadoes Neck in New Jersey , United States. A peninsula may be connected to
120-532: The Evangelist or St John the Baptist . There are several references to Stege in the 13th century including a mention of the parish priest of Stegeborg (Stege Castle) in 1246 at a time when there was a close relationship between the castle (now demolished) and the church. Today the church is an example of a brick Gothic building but in the walls of the nave and tower there are traces of a Late Romanesque structure which
140-458: The Romanesque windows in the nave, there are traces of black and yellow decorations. On the north wall of the main nave there is an unrestored section of little red and white roses framed with black lines, probably from the 14th century. The heightened vaults were decorated with simple, quite primitive decorations. In the western part of the nave, there is a row of grotesque heads in the vaults and on
160-490: The case of Florida , continental drift, marine sediment, and marine transgressions were all contributing factors to its shape. In the case of formation from glaciers (e.g., the Antarctic Peninsula or Cape Cod ), peninsulas can be created due to glacial erosion , meltwater or deposition . If erosion formed the peninsula, softer and harder rocks were present, and since the glacier only erodes softer rock, it formed
180-610: The churchyard include: 54°59′03″N 12°17′03″E / 54.98417°N 12.28417°E / 54.98417; 12.28417 Peninsula A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula . The word peninsula derives from Latin paeninsula , from paene 'almost' and insula 'island'. The word entered English in
200-529: The former plus the island of New Guinea and all the smaller islands (e.g. the Torres Strait Islands ) in between. This list denotes prominent usages of the term "mainland" to distinguish the islands of a continent from the mainland of a continent through a geopolitical lens. This list denotes prominent usages of the term "mainland" to distinguish between distinct regions within a single country based on an "islands-to-mainland" relationship. Note that
220-520: The mainland via an isthmus , for example, in the Isthmus of Corinth which connects to the Peloponnese peninsula. Peninsulas can be formed from continental drift , glacial erosion , glacial meltwater , glacial deposition , marine sediment , marine transgressions , volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation. More than one factor may play into the formation of a peninsula. For example, in
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#1732858389895240-486: The north side of the chancel, there is a modern sacristy . The chancel, which also has lateral aisles, terminates with a polygonal eastern end which was completed in the early 16th century before the Reformation . Comprehensive restoration of the building was completed under the leadership of the architect H.B. Storck in 1909. In 1892—93, Jacob Kornerup discovered and restored frescos from three different periods. Around
260-470: The overall appearance of a Gothic church. It consists of a nave divided into two sections of different breadths, a short polygonal chancel and a west tower. If the chancel was indeed rebuilt in the 1460s, it was no doubt inspired by that of Maribo Cathedral . The original Romanesque nave was divided by centrally located columns but the Gothic reconstruction was higher, had three vaulted bays and lateral aisles. On
280-468: The sediment is deposited, forming a delta peninsula. Marine transgressions (changes in sea level) may form peninsulas, but also may affect existing peninsulas. For example, the water level may change, which causes a peninsula to become an island during high water levels. Similarly, wet weather causing higher water levels make peninsulas appear smaller, while dry weather make them appear larger. Sea level rise from global warming will permanently reduce
300-458: The sense of " heartland ", mainland is the opposite of periphery . In some language a separate concept of "mainland" is missing and is replaced with a "continental portion". The term is relative: in Tasmania , continental Australia is the mainland, while to residents of Flinders Island , the main island of Tasmania is also "the mainland", though the geological Australian continent includes all
320-494: The size of some peninsulas over time. Peninsulas are noted for their use as shelter for humans and Neanderthals . The landform is advantageous because it gives hunting access to both land and sea animals. They can also serve as markers of a nation's borders. Mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent , not including the islands around it [regardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity]." The term
340-493: The volcano erupts near shallow water. Marine sediment may form peninsulas by the creation of limestone . A rift peninsula may form as a result of a divergent boundary in plate tectonics (e.g. the Arabian Peninsula ), while a convergent boundary may also form peninsulas (e.g. Gibraltar or the Indian subcontinent ). Peninsulas can also form due to sedimentation in rivers. When a river carrying sediment flows into an ocean,
360-620: The walls. They include primitive figures of a man and a woman holding each other's hands. Another pair have swords in their hands and are tied together with a rope. There are also lively scenes of dancing and hunting. In addition to the date of 1494 (Anno dni m cd xc iiii) in a rosette, there are paintings of the Tree of Life together with John the Baptist and Mary . Another rosette contains images of apparently unfinished horses. The frescos are said to be related to carnival celebrations. The Cartilage Baroque carved pulpit from c. 1632 presents reliefs of
380-496: Was created from a large deposit of glacial drift . The hill of drift becomes a peninsula if the hill formed near water but was still connected to the mainland, for example during the formation of Cape Cod about 23,000 years ago. In the case of formation from volcanoes, when a volcano erupts magma near water, it may form a peninsula (e.g., the Alaskan Peninsula ). Peninsulas formed from volcanoes are especially common when
400-440: Was probably built by Jakob Sunesøn, a cousin of Bishop Absalon , who ruled Møn until his death in 1246. In the second half of the 15th century, the church was rebuilt. Possibly after a fire at the east end of the church, the chancel was replaced c. 1460 by the narrow eastern section of the nave with lateral aisles, followed by a rather wider western nave with aisles and a tower which was completed by 1494. The brick building now has
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