Stånga Church
#388 among destinations in Sweden
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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. ()
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Stånga Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Lojsta Castle, Garde Church, Linde Church, Burs Church.
Lake, Historical place, Forts and castlesLojsta Castle
80 min walk • 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.
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architectureGarde Church
126 min walk • Garde Church is a medieval church in Garde on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in stages during the Middle Ages. The oldest part is the nave and the base of the tower, while the most recently constructed part is the large chancel.
Church, Romanesque architectureLinde 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.
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architectureBurs Church
78 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.
ChurchLojsta Church
94 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.
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architectureEtelhem Church
100 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLojsta Lakes
83 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.
Church, Romanesque architectureHemse Church, Hemse
125 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.
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architectureLye Church
64 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.
Church, Gothic architectureRone Church
133 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.
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architectureAlva Church
167 min walk • 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.
Gotland