Silte Church

#371 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Gothic architecture

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Silte Church is an almost unaltered medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. Silte Church was built during the 13th century and contains a number of medieval fittings as well as murals. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Silte kyrka Coordinates: 57°13'16"N, 18°14'13"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hablingbo, Hablingbo Church, Sproge Church, Linde Church.

2.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Hablingbo, Hemse
65 min walk • Hablingbo is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Hablingbo District, established on 1 January 2016.
2.5 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hablingbo Church
65 min walk • Hablingbo Church is a medieval church in Hablingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is one of the largest churches on Gotland, and dating largely from the 14th century, although the current church building was preceded by a stave church. The stone portals of the church are comparatively richly decorated.
2.5 miNW
Church
Sproge Church
63 min walk • Sproge Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. Built during the 13th century, it was heavily restored in 1839-1840. It lies in the Diocese of Visby.
6.7 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Linde Church
171 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.
4.4 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Levide kyrka
112 min walk • Levide Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It lies in the Diocese of Visby.
6.5 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Eke Church
165 min walk • Eke Church is a medieval church in Eke on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church was built during the 12th and 13th century, with only smaller additions and changes made later. Inside, several medieval murals survive. The church is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
5.2 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Hemse Church, Hemse
132 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.
4.7 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Eksta Church
119 min walk • Eksta Church is a medieval church in Eksta on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. The church underwent substantial changes during a restoration in 1838.
4.7 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Alva Church
121 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.
4.9 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Fardhem Church
126 min walk • Fardhem Church is a medieval church in Fardhem on the Swedish island of Gotland. The present-day church may have been preceded by a stave church; the current church is one of the most well-preserved Romanesque churches on Gotland, built in stages from the 12th to 13th century.
5.2 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Havdhem Church
132 min walk • Havdhem Church is a medieval church in Havdhem on the Swedish island of Gotland. Built during the 12th and 13th centuries, it contains fragments of murals showing influences from Byzantine art. Havdhem Church belongs to the Diocese of Visby.