Idd Church

Medieval churches were often placed on a central hill in the landscape, but there are exceptions. Idd church is located as low on the plains as it is possible to get.

Idd church is a stone church in Romanesque style, built in the 1100s. The church is in a lush landscape, about 5 kilometers from the center of Halden. People have probably lived in this landscape for thousands of years.

Idd church has preserved both the baptismal font, a figure of St. Michael and two crucifixes, from the Middle Ages. At this time, it was believed that evil forces were in the north. The church had to be shielded from these, therefore there are no windows in the northern wall of Idd church.

Not far from the church, we find the place and farm name Hov. This name indicates that it may have been a religious center, even in pre-Christian times. On the other side of the stream there are several petroglyphs from The Bronze Age.