Näs Church

#420 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Gothic architecture

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

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. ()

Local name: Näs kyrka, Gotland Coordinates: 57°6'37"N, 18°15'45"E

Location

Prästgårdsvägen 47Havdhem 623 41 GotlandSweden

Contact

+46 498 48 10 25

Website

Social media

Add

Day trips

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

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

5.3 miN
Neighbourhood
Hablingbo, Hemse
136 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.
5.3 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hablingbo Church
136 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.
3.5 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Grötlingbo Church
91 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.
5.9 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Eke Church
151 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.
5.3 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Öja Church
137 min walk • Öja Church is a medieval church in Öja on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church dates from the 13th century and contains an unusual large and elaborately decorated triumphal cross or rood. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
3.2 miSE
Church
Fide Church
83 min walk • Fide Church is a medieval church in Fide on the Swedish island of Gotland, surrounded by an unusually well-preserved medieval cemetery. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, it lies in the Diocese of Visby.
4.3 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Havdhem Church
109 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.
3.4 miSW
Park
Näsudden
87 min walk • Näsudden is a peninsula on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden. The first tests for using wind power on a large scale in Sweden, were conducted there in the 1970s. The area has since been developed into a wind farm. Part of the peninsula is a nature reserve for birds and grey seals.