Etelhem Church

#251 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Etelmhem Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. The largely Gothic church contains medieval murals and a 12th-century baptismal font by the sculptor Hegvald. The church is used by the Church of Sweden and part of Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Etelhems kyrka Coordinates: 57°20'14"N, 18°29'46"E

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Etelhem Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lojsta Castle, Garde Church, Linde Church, Lojsta Church.

3 miW
Lake, Historical place, Forts and castles
Lojsta Castle
76 min walk • Lojsta Castle in Stånga socken on the border of Lojsta, Gotland, Sweden, is, despite its name, not a "castle" in the normal sense, i.e. it is not a palacelike manor.
3.5 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Garde Church
90 min walk • Garde Church is a medieval church in Garde on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in stages during the Middle Ages. The oldest part is the nave and the base of the tower, while the most recently constructed part is the large chancel.
5.9 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Linde Church
150 min walk • Linde Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church was built between the 12th and the early 13th century and is Romanesque in style. I lies in the Diocese of Visby.
4.5 miW
Church
Lojsta Church
115 min walk • Lojsta Church is a medieval church in Lojsta on the Swedish island of Gotland. The well-preserved church contains several sets of medieval murals. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby within the Church of Sweden.
7.3 miSE
Church
När Church
187 min walk • När Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island Gotland. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lojsta Lakes
88 min walk • The Lojsta Lakes are five lakes in Lojsta and Stånga sockens, Gotland, Sweden. The names of the lakes are Bjärsträsk, Fridträsk, Rammträsk, Slottsträsk and Broträsk. Their outflow is in the Storkanalen at Kvarnåkershamn on southweetsern Gotland. Four of the lakes are connected by manmade canals. The Gutnish word for lake is träsk.
2.9 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lye Church
75 min walk • Lye Church is a medieval church on Gotland, Sweden. The oldest parts of the church date from the last quarter of the 12th century, and the last major addition was the disproportionately large chancel, built during the second quarter of the 14th century by a workshop known by its notname as Egypticus.
3.9 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Stånga Church
100 min walk • Stånga Church is a medieval church in Stånga on the Swedish island of Gotland. The site of the church has probably been considered sacred since before the Christianization of Scandinavia.
4.7 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Buttle Church
120 min walk • 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.
6 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lau Church
152 min walk • Lau Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. It is an unusually large church, and may have been used by Dominicans preaching for the Crusades.
4.9 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Alskog Church
126 min walk • 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.