Stege Attractions
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11 km/7 mi along the main road from Zealand lies the capital of Møn island, Stege. The town grew up around a castle built by Valdemar I about 1175 as a defense against enemy forces from the east. In the 15th C. it was surrounded by a wall and a moat; only one of the three town gates, Mølleporten (Mill Gate), has been preserved; apart from the one at Fåborg it is the only surviving medieval gate in Denmark.
St. Hans' Church, built about 1250 in Romanesque style, was enlarged by the addition of a three-aisled choir in the 15th C.; it has rich fresco decoration in the choir and nave.
In Møn Museum can be seen geological and archaeological finds, photos, costumes, silverware and seamen's chests.
St. Hans' Church, built about 1250 in Romanesque style, was enlarged by the addition of a three-aisled choir in the 15th C.; it has rich fresco decoration in the choir and nave.
In Møn Museum can be seen geological and archaeological finds, photos, costumes, silverware and seamen's chests.
