Barlingbo Church

#92 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture

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Barlingbo Church is a medieval church in Barlingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. It dates from the 13th century and has been altered little since. It contains furnishings from several centuries, including an unusual medieval baptismal font, decorated with figures and runes. The church belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Barlingbo kyrka Coordinates: 57°33'52"N, 18°27'47"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Träkumla Church, Follingbo Church, Endre Church, Roma Abbey.

5.6 miW
Church
Träkumla Church
142 min walk • Träkumla Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. The church retains some murals and furnishings from the Middle Ages. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
3.2 miW
Church
Follingbo Church
82 min walk • Follingbo Church is a medieval church in Follingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its Romanesque nave and tower are noteworthy for the professionalism with which they were built. It lies in the Diocese of Visby and is used of the Church of Sweden.
3.2 miN
Church
Endre Church
81 min walk • Endre Church is a medieval church in Endre on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby, built from the 12th to early 14th century. It contains medieval murals and several medieval furnishings, and belongs to the Church of Sweden.
3.4 miS
Monastery
Roma Abbey
86 min walk • Roma Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey and a crown estate in Roma on the Swedish island of Gotland. The abbey was built in the 12th century. After the Reformation, its lands were confiscated by the Crown and subsequently turned into a crown estate.
3.9 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Halla Church
100 min walk • Halla Church is a medieval church in Halla on the Swedish island Gotland. It is part of the Diocese of Visby.
2.9 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Ekeby Church
73 min walk • Ekeby Church is a medieval church in Ekeby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts date from the 12th century, and the church has been little altered since the end of the 13th century. Its interior is richly decorated with medieval murals.
2.6 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Roma Church
67 min walk • Roma Church is a medieval church in Lövsta, Gotland. The church is one of the largest countryside churches on Gotland. Built during the 13th century, it displays influences from Cistercian architecture and may have been used by Dominicans preaching for the Northern Crusades.
5.8 miS
Church
Sjonhem Church
149 min walk • Sjonhem Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
4.6 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hejdeby Church
118 min walk • Hejdeby Church is a medieval church in Hejdeby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church was built in stages during the 13th century, and contains medieval muralsfrom two different periods. Hejdeby Church is part of the Diocese of Visby within the Church of Sweden.
4.2 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Björke Church
108 min walk • Björke Church is a medieval church in Björke on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. The nave is the oldest part of Björke Church, dating from the mid-13th century. The choir dates from the middle of the 14th century and replaced an earlier choir, half the size of the present one.
5.4 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Källunge Church
138 min walk • Källunge church is a church in Källunge in the Diocese of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The parish of Källunge was merged into Gothem parish in 2010. The church is richly decorated with reliefs and frescoes. The frescoes are important evidence of the strong Byzantine influence on Swedish art of the 12th and 13th centuries.