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Queen Dagmar's Memory Well
Queen Dagmar’s Memorial Well in the churchyard wall at Sct. Bendts Church is carved from granite by the sculptor Henrik Starcke (1899–1973) and was installed in the church wall by the Town Hall in 1949.
The Queen Dagmar Memorial Well made by the Danish sculptor Henrik Starcke (1899-1973) in 1949.
The Memorial Well was made in honour of the Bohemian Princesse Marketa, who married Valdemar II - Sejr (the Victorious) and she got the nickname Dragomir - Dagmar in Danish. She was a friend of the poor. She died in 1212 and is burried in the Church next to her husband.
The Memorial Well was made in honour of the Bohemian Princesse Marketa, who married Valdemar II - Sejr (the Victorious) and she got the nickname Dragomir - Dagmar in Danish. She was a friend of the poor. She died in 1212 and is burried in the Church next to her husband.