Eke Church

#245 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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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. ()

Local name: Eke kyrka Coordinates: 57°10'5"N, 18°22'45"E

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GotlandSweden

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+46 498 48 10 25

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

Nearby attractions include: Hablingbo, Hablingbo Church, Grötlingbo Church, Burs Church.

4.6 miW
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Hablingbo, Hemse
117 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.
4.6 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hablingbo Church
117 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.
2.7 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Grötlingbo Church
69 min walk • Grötlingbo Church is a medieval church in Grötlingbo on the Swedish island Gotland. The stately Gothic church contains elements of a Romanesque frieze, incorporated from an earlier church building on the same site. Görtlingbo Church lies within the Diocese of Visby.
7.2 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Burs Church
185 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.
4.5 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Hemse Church, Hemse
115 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.
3.7 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Rone Church
94 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.
6.5 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
Silte Church
165 min walk • 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.
5.9 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Näs Church
151 min walk • Näs Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in the 13th century, and has hardly been altered since. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
2.8 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Alva Church
72 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.
2.1 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Havdhem Church
55 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.
4.5 miN
Church
Hemse stave church, Hemse
115 min walk • Hemse stave church is a rediscovered stave church from Hemse at Gotland. Before the present Hemse Church was built there was a stave church from the early Christian period in the beginning of the 11th century.