Alva Church

#533 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Alva Church is a medieval church in Alva on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts of the church date from the late 12th century; with the halted construction of the tower about a century later, building activity ceased. The church contains medieval murals as well as a number of medieval furnishings and pieces of art. It lies in the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden. ()

Local name: Alva kyrka Coordinates: 57°12'27"N, 18°21'41"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hablingbo, Hablingbo Church, Linde Church, Grötlingbo Church.

4 miW
Neighbourhood
Hablingbo, Hemse
101 min walk • Hablingbo is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Hablingbo District, established on 1 January 2016.
3.9 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hablingbo Church
101 min walk • Hablingbo Church is a medieval church in Hablingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is one of the largest churches on Gotland, and dating largely from the 14th century, although the current church building was preceded by a stave church. The stone portals of the church are comparatively richly decorated.
5 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Linde Church
129 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.
5.1 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Grötlingbo Church
131 min walk • Grötlingbo Church is a medieval church in Grötlingbo on the Swedish island Gotland. The stately Gothic church contains elements of a Romanesque frieze, incorporated from an earlier church building on the same site. Görtlingbo Church lies within the Diocese of Visby.
6.1 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Burs Church
156 min walk • Burs Church is a medieval church in Burs on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts of the church is the Romanesque nave, while the large choir is Gothic and richly decorated in the style of the time.
6.3 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Levide kyrka
160 min walk • Levide Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It lies in the Diocese of Visby.
2.8 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Eke Church
72 min walk • Eke Church is a medieval church in Eke on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church was built during the 12th and 13th century, with only smaller additions and changes made later. Inside, several medieval murals survive. The church is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
1.8 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Hemse Church, Hemse
47 min walk • Hemse Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Hemse on the island of Gotland. Preceded by the most well-preserved early stave church discovered in Sweden, the current church dates mainly from the 13th century.
3 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
Rone Church
77 min walk • Rone Church is a medieval church in Rone on the Swedish island of Gotland. The Gothic church contains a number of medieval murals. It is part of the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
4.7 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Silte Church
121 min walk • Silte Church is an almost unaltered medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. Silte Church was built during the 13th century and contains a number of medieval fittings as well as murals. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
6.5 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Stånga Church
167 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.