Gann Church

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Gann Church ruin is the ruin of an abandoned church in Lärbro socken on the Swedish island of Gotland. The stone church was built in the 13th century and presumed abandoned in the 16th century. ()

Local name: Ganns ödekyrka Coordinates: 57°47'47"N, 18°45'5"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Othem Church, Lärbro kyrka, Bulverket, Lake Tingstäde.

3.4 miS
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
Othem Church, Lärbro
88 min walk • Othem Church is a medieval church in Othem on Gotland, Sweden. It was built in the 13th century and contains several medieval murals.
1.7 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lärbro kyrka, Lärbro
43 min walk • Lärbro Church is a medieval church in Lärbro on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church is located at a former strategically important spot, as testified by the adjacent fortified tower. The presently visible Gothic church replaced an earlier Romanesque church during the 13th and 14th century.
6.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Bulverket
168 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.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Tingstäde
165 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.
5.5 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hellvi Church
140 min walk • Hellvi Church is a medieval church in Hellvi on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
6.9 miNE
Church
Fleringe kyrka
175 min walk • Fleringe Church is a medieval church in Fleringe on the Swedish island of Gotland. Although heavily damaged by fire in 1676, medieval mural fragments survive in the church, which also still has its medieval lychgate and preserved church stables.
5.3 miSE
Stela
Stora Hammars stones
136 min walk • The Stora Hammars image stones are four Viking Age image stones located in Stora Hammars, Lärbro parish, Gotland, Sweden dating from around the 7th century CE.
6.5 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Tingstäde Church
167 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.
1.9 miNW
Stela
Tängelgårda stone
49 min walk • The image stone at Tängelgårda, Lärbro parish, Gotland, Sweden is decorated with a scene of warriors holding rings, one horsed, with Valknut symbols drawn beneath.
3.8 miNW
Church
Hangvar Church
96 min walk • Hangvar Church is a medieval church in Hangvar on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is part of the Diocese of Visby.
3.8 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Gotland Ring
98 min walk • Gotland Ring is the first sustainable racetrack and driver training venue in the world. The premium racetrack and multi-functional motorsport facility in Kappelshamn on the Swedish island of Gotland, the most popular tourist resort in Sweden, is located in an eco-municipality.