Editing Skagen (section)

===Churches===
[[File:Skagen church.jpg|thumb|left|The modern [[Skagen Church]]]]
The old village church from the 14th century is now known as [[The Sand-Covered Church]] as only its tower can still be seen. Sand began drifting in from Råbjerg Mile around 1600 and the area surrounding the church became affected by the [[Dune#Desertification|desertification]] that destroyed the fields. In 1775, the church door had to be dug free for the congregation to be able to attend the service, and for the following 20 years, the Skageners struggled to keep the church free from sand, without being allowed to close it down. In 1795 the church was closed by royal decree and the body of the church demolished.<ref name=kirkehistorie>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirkehistorie.dk/hjor/sogn1198.htm|title=Skagen gamle kirke (den tilsandede)|publisher=Danmarks Kirkehistorie|language=da|access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref>
{{sfn|Osborne|Mouritsen|2010|p=261}} A new church was built in 1841 to the design of [[Christian Frederik Hansen]]. The design was adapted in 1909–10 by Ulrik Plesner who also designed a number of other buildings in Skagen. Plesner collaborated with [[Thorvald Bindesbøll]] on the interior. Anne L. Hansen created interior decorations and a new colour scheme in 1989.<ref name=dsd>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Jylland/Jylland_-_byer/Skagen|title=Skagen|language=da|publisher=Gyldendal|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref>
A highlight of the year is the celebration of [[Midsummer|Midsummer Eve]] or [[John the Baptist|St. John]]'s Evening (''Sankt Hans Aften'') on the beach with blazing bonfire and song.<ref>[http://www.skagen-tourist.dk/denmark/skt-hans-aften-i-skagen-gdk640849 "Skt. Hans aften i Skagen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063058/http://www.skagen-tourist.dk/denmark/skt-hans-aften-i-skagen-gdk640849 |date=16 October 2013 }}. Skagen-tourist.dk. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 13 October 2013.</ref>