Bäl Church

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Bäl Church is a medieval church in Gute, Bäl, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built during the first half of the 13th century and contains sculptural decoration in both Romanesque and Gothic styles. The interior is decorated by medieval wall paintings. It belongs to the parish Väskinde, in the Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Bäls kyrka Coordinates: 57°38'41"N, 18°37'58"E

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GotlandSweden

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

Nearby attractions include: Gothem Church, Ekeby Church, Fole Church, Boge Church.

6.1 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
Gothem Church
156 min walk • Gothem Church is a medieval church in Gothem on the Swedish island of Gotland. Gothic in style, it has remained largely unaltered since the 14th century. It lies in the Diocese of Visby.
5.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Ekeby Church
142 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.
3.3 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Fole Church
84 min walk • Fole Church is a medieval church in Fole on the Swedish island of Gotland. The Romanesque tower is the oldest part of the otherwise largely Gothic church. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
5.6 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Boge Church
144 min walk • Boge Church is a medieval church in Boge not far from Slite on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its main construction period was during the 13th century, but the tower was rebuilt following its collapse in a storm during the 19th century.
2.4 miS
Church
Vallstena Church
62 min walk • Vallstena Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
4.6 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Lokrume Church
117 min walk • Lokrume Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts of the church are from the 12th century. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
3.1 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Källunge Church
80 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.
2.4 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hejnum Church
63 min walk • Hejnum Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Hejnum on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The church lies in the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden.