Lojsta Castle

#165 among destinations in Sweden

Lake, Historical place, Forts and castles

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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. It is the ruins of a once fortified estate, consisting of houses surrounded by a wall and a moat. ()

Local name: Lojsta slott Elevation: 161 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°19'18"N, 18°25'18"E

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Lojsta Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Linde Church, Burs Church, Lojsta Church, Etelhem Church.

3.3 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Linde Church
84 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.
6.2 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Burs Church
158 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.
1.5 miSW
Church
Lojsta Church
40 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.
3 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Etelhem Church
76 min walk • 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.
0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lojsta Lakes
12 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.
4.2 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lye Church
108 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.
3.1 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
Stånga Church
80 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.
5 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Fardhem Church
127 min walk • Fardhem Church is a medieval church in Fardhem on the Swedish island of Gotland. The present-day church may have been preceded by a stave church; the current church is one of the most well-preserved Romanesque churches on Gotland, built in stages from the 12th to 13th century.
3.9 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Gerum Church
100 min walk • Gerum Church is a medieval church in Gerum on the Swedish island of Gotland, built between c. 1200 and 1300. It is used by the Church of Sweden.
2.6 miS
Stela
Kylver Stone
66 min walk • The Kylver stone, listed in the Rundata catalog as runic inscription G 88, is a Swedish runestone which dates from about 400 AD. It is notable for its listing of each of the runes in the Elder Futhark.
5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Fardhem, Hemse
128 min walk • Fardhem is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Fardhem District, established on 1 January 2016.