List of churches and chapels on Gotland

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The Swedish island of Gotland has since the early Middle Ages had a large number of churches and chapels.

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Medieval churches

There are 92 medieval churches on Gotland; the island has more well-preserved medieval churches than any other part of Sweden. The medieval churches of Gotland constitute a coherent group of medieval architecture and is therefore listed in a separate article.

Churches and chapels of Gotland

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Gnisvärd Chapel 1839 57°30′26″N18°06′44″E / 57.50722°N 18.11222°E / 57.50722; 18.11222 (Gnisvärd Chapel) Gnisvards kapell (3) Gotland.jpg [1]
Gotska Sandön Chapel 58°23′19.3″N19°11′47.5″E / 58.388694°N 19.196528°E / 58.388694; 19.196528 (Gotska Sandön Chapel) Kapellanget, Gotska Sandon-IMG 4913.jpg
Hallshuk Chapel 57°55′30″N18°44′33″E / 57.9250°N 18.7424°E / 57.9250; 18.7424 (Hallshuk Chapel) Hallshuk chapel.jpg
Kovik Chapel1963 57°24′33″N18°09′53″E / 57.40917°N 18.16472°E / 57.40917; 18.16472 (Kovik Chapel) Koviks kapell (2) Gotland.jpg
Pentecostal Church of Visby 1988 57°37′39″N18°18′09″E / 57.62750°N 18.30250°E / 57.62750; 18.30250 (Pentecostal Church, Visby) Pingstkyrkan Visby (4).jpg The church belongs to the Swedish Pentecostal Movement. It has been in use since 1988. [2]
Slite Church 1960 57°42′26″N18°47′45″E / 57.70722°N 18.79583°E / 57.70722; 18.79583 (Slite Church) Slite Kyrka 02.JPG The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials. It has sculptures made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.
Terra Nova Church 57°36′48.26″N18°18′41.47″E / 57.6134056°N 18.3115194°E / 57.6134056; 18.3115194 (Terra Nova Church) Terra Nova kyrkan Visby (1).jpg The church dates from 1983 and was designed by architect Hans Wieland. It was inaugurated by Bishop Tore Furberg  [ sv ]. [3]
Vibble Chapel 57°36′02.3″N18°14′59.3″E / 57.600639°N 18.249806°E / 57.600639; 18.249806 (Vibble Chapel) Vibble kapell.jpg
Visborg Church 1969 57°37′28″N18°17′06″E / 57.62444°N 18.28500°E / 57.62444; 18.28500 (Visborg Church) Visborgskyrkan..jpg Visborg Church was built in 1969, to designs by architect Per Erik Nilsson.
Visby Catholic Church 1982 57°38′31″N18°17′43″E / 57.64194°N 18.29528°E / 57.64194; 18.29528 (Visby Catholic Church) Gotland-Visby Catholic Church 01.jpg The church, which was inaugurated by Bishop Hubertus Brandenburg in 1982, it is the first Catholic church to be built on Gotland since the Middle Ages. It lies in the centre of Visby. [4]
Vårdklockan Church 1875 57°38′18″N18°17′44″E / 57.63833°N 18.29556°E / 57.63833; 18.29556 (Vårdklockan Church) Vardklockans kyrka Visby Gotland 2.jpg Belonging to the Uniting Church in Sweden [5]

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Bunge Church Church in Bunge, Sweden

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Hejdeby Church Church in Sweden

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Ala Church Church in Sweden

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Alskog Church Church in Sweden

Alskog Church is a medieval church in Alskog on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church in its entirety dates from the 13th century, with the last additions probably being made c. 1300. A few alterations are of later date. It contains several medieval furnishings, as well as some medieval stained glass windows. Alskog Church belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.

Anga Church, Gotland Church in Sweden

Anga Church is a 13th century church in Anga on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is one of the most well-preserved Romanesque churches on Gotland, and was possibly preceded by a stave church. Inside, the church is decorated with medieval murals from three different periods, as well as some medieval furnishings. Some wooden sculptures from the church are today exhibited in a museum in Visby. The church belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies within the Diocese of Visby.

Atlingbo Church Church in Sweden

Atlingbo Church is a medieval church in Atlingbo on the Swedish island Gotland. Atlingbo Church was built in stages during the 13th century, with only the sacristy being of later date. The church contains a decorated Romanesque baptismal font made by the workshop or sculptor known as Byzantios. It is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.

Akebäck Church Church in Sweden

Akebäck Church is a medieval church in Akebäck on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It's a largely Romanesque church and its main construction period was at the end of the 12th century. The church is part of the Diocese of Visby within the Church of Sweden.

Barlingbo Church Church in Sweden

Barlingbo Church is a medieval church in Barlingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. It dates from the 13th century and has been altered little since. It contains furnishings from several centuries, including an unusual medieval baptismal font, decorated with figures and runes. The church belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.

Buttle Church Church in Sweden

Buttle Church is a medieval church in Buttle on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is one of the more well-preserved Romanesque churches on Gotland, and contains both a number of medieval furnishings as well medieval murals. Buttle Church belongs to the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden.

Bäl Church Church in Sweden

Bäl Church is a medieval church in Gute, Bäl, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built during the first half of the 13th century and contains sculptural decoration in both Romanesque and Gothic styles. The interior is decorated by medieval wall paintings. It belongs to the parish Väskinde, in the Diocese of Visby.

Dalhem Church Church in Sweden

Dalhem Church is a medieval church in Dalhem on the Swedish island of Gotland. Built in the 13th and 14th century, the church underwent major changes during a renovation at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries. Dalhem Church lies in the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden.

Eksta Church Church in Sweden

Eksta Church is a medieval church in Eksta on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. The church underwent substantial changes during a restoration in 1838.

Endre Church Church in Sweden

Endre Church is a medieval church in Endre on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby, built from the 12th to early 14th century. It contains medieval murals and several medieval furnishings, and belongs to the Church of Sweden.

Follingbo Church Church in Sweden

Follingbo Church is a medieval church in Follingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its Romanesque nave and tower are noteworthy for the professionalism with which they were built. It lies in the Diocese of Visby and is used of the Church of Sweden.

Näs Church, Gotland Church in Sweden

Näs Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in the 13th century, and has hardly been altered since. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.

Pentecostal Church of Visby Church in Sweden

The Pentecostal Church of Visby is a church belonging to the Swedish Pentecostal Movement in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. It has been in use since 1988.

References

  1. "Gnisvärds kapell" (in Swedish). guteinfo.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. "Pingstförsamlingen Visby". Pingstförsamlingen Visby. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. "Terra Nova kyrkan". Visby domkyrkoförsamling (Cathedral parish of Visby). Church of Sweden . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. "Kristi Lekamens församling" [Congregation of the Body of Christ]. Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. "Vårdklockans kyrka". www.vardklockanskyrka.se (in Swedish). Equimeniakyrkan [Uniting Church in Sweden]. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

Bibliography

  • Lagerlöf, Erland, ed. (1973). Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Uddevalla: Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN   9129410355.