Saint Birgitta's chapel, Öland

Name: Saint Birgitta's chapel
Address: Öland, Sweden

#3 among attractions in Öland

Top attraction, Ruins

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Saint Birgitta's chapel is located on the east coast of the island of Öland, Sweden, some four kilometers from the village of Bredsättra in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality, in a marshy area called Kapelludden. The chapel dates from the 13th century; today nothing remains but the foundation and the eastern wall, the western wall having fallen down during a storm in 1914. ()

Local name: S:ta Britas kapell Coordinates: 56°49'9"N, 16°50'27"E

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Saint Birgitta's chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gärdslösa Church, Egby kyrka, Kapelludden lighthouse, Bredsättra Church.

4.3 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Gärdslösa Church, Öland
109 min walk • Gärdslösa Church is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island Öland, in the Baltic Sea. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.
3.8 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Egby kyrka, Öland
98 min walk • Egby Church is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island Öland, in the Baltic Sea. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.
~850 ftE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Kapelludden lighthouse, Öland
5 min walk • The lighthouse at Kapelludden, on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.
2.5 miNW
Church
Bredsättra Church, Öland
64 min walk • Bredsättra Church is a Lutheran church in Bredsättra socken on the Swedish island Öland, in the Baltic Sea. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.

Saint Birgitta's chapel, Öland

Facts and practical information

Saint Birgitta's chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Gärdslösa Church, Öland

Egby kyrka, Öland

Kapelludden lighthouse, Öland

Bredsättra Church, Öland