Hemse stave church, Hemse

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Hemse stave church is a rediscovered stave church from Hemse at Gotland. Before the present Hemse Church was built there was a stave church from the early Christian period in the beginning of the 11th century. The solid and richly ornamented stave planks of oak was used as a wooden floor in the present church. This stave church, or perhaps palisade church with sills, is the only more or less complete church rediscovered from the Christianization of Sweden. It is now in storage at Statens historiska museum in Stockholm. ()

Local name: Hemse stavkyrka Coordinates: 57°13'58"N, 18°22'23"E

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Hemse stave church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

5.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Hablingbo, Hemse
133 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.
5.2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hablingbo Church
133 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.
3.2 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Linde Church
83 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 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Burs Church
132 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.
5.5 miN
Church
Lojsta Church
142 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.
5.2 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Levide kyrka
134 min walk • Levide Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It lies in the Diocese of Visby.
4.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Eke Church
115 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.
~40 ftNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Hemse Church, Hemse
1 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 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
Rone Church
78 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.
5.2 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Silte Church
132 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.
4.9 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Stånga Church
125 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.