The church stands prominently on top of the old beach ridge facing Ringkøbing Fjord. There has probably been a landing place here since ancient times.
The dune dwellers on the southern part of Holmsland Klit attended Gammelsogn Church and could sail here until they got their own church in 1869. They were buried in the southern part of the churchyard, which is now maintained with grass and wildflowers.
Beneath the Romanesque church building, which dates from the late 12th century, traces of an older wooden church have been found, and the church’s roof structure includes timber that may originate from this stave church. The porch and tower are Late Gothic additions. The tower was once five metres taller and served as a sea mark.
North of the churchyard stands the old school building from 1834. The classroom at the eastern end has been preserved much as it looked when the school closed in 1965. You are welcome to look in through the windows.
