Stenkyrka Church

#221 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Stenkyrka Church is a medieval church in Stenkyrka on the Swedish island of Gotland. Although the current church dates from the 13th century, it was probably preceded by one of the earliest churches on Gotland at this site. Stenkyrka Church is dominated by its large tower and its interior is decorated with medieval murals. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Stenkyrka kyrka, Gotland Coordinates: 57°47'36"N, 18°31'53"E

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Stenkyrka KyrkaGotlandSweden

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

Nearby attractions include: Lummelunda Cave, Bulverket, Lake Tingstäde, Tingstäde Church.

6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Lummelunda Cave
153 min walk • Lummelunda Cave, located on the island of Gotland in Sweden, is a natural marvel that captivates geologists and tourists alike. Known for its intricate labyrinth of limestone formations, the cave extends several kilometers into the bedrock, with the explored passages...
5.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Bulverket
148 min walk • The Bulverket is the remnants of a large wooden fortification or bulwark at Lake Tingstäde on the island of Gotland, Sweden. When built, it consisted of a platform with houses surrounded by a double palisade with the entire construction around 250 m in diameter.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Tingstäde
148 min walk • Lake Tingstäde is a lake next to Tingstäde in the central northern part of Gotland, Sweden. It is the second biggest lake on Gotland, after Lake Bästeträsk. The surface of the lake is 44.1 m above sea level.
5 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Tingstäde Church
128 min walk • Tingstäde Church is a medievalchurch on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. Its present appearance dates largely from the 13th and 14th centuries.
3.2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Lummelunda Church
83 min walk • Lummelunda Church is a medieval church in Lummelunda on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts were built circa 1200, and the last major alterations made in the 14th century when a new choir was built. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
3.4 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Martebo Church
88 min walk • Martebo Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its three portals contain some of the richest medieval sculpture on the island. Martebo Church lies in the Diocese of Visby.
3.7 miNE
Beach
Ireviken
94 min walk • Irevik in Hangvar socken 5 kilometres north of Visby, is a more than 2-kilometre-long section of the Swedish island Gotland's coastline.
2.2 miS
Locality
Tingstäde
55 min walk • Tingstäde is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Tingstäde District, established on 1 January 2016.

Stenkyrka Church

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