Garde Church

#176 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Garde Church is a medieval church in Garde on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in stages during the Middle Ages. The oldest part is the nave and the base of the tower, while the most recently constructed part is the large chancel. A large renovation was carried out in the 1960s. Garde Church together with its cemetery and its four lychgates constitute one of the most well-preserved medieval church ensembles in Sweden. ()

Local name: Garde kyrka Coordinates: 57°19'2"N, 18°34'56"E

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Nearby attractions include: Ardre image stones, Burs Church, När Church, Tjängvide image stone.

6.1 miNE
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Ardre image stones, Gotland
155 min walk • The Ardre image stones are a collection of ten rune and image stones, dated to the 8th to 11th centuries, that were discovered at Ardre Church, in Ardre, Gotland, Sweden. The principal edition is by Sune Lindqvist.
5.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Burs Church
144 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.
4.4 miS
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När Church
113 min walk • När Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island Gotland. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
3.2 miNE
Stela
Tjängvide image stone, Gotland
83 min walk • The Tjängvide image stone, listed in Rundata as Gotland Runic Inscription 110 or G 110, is a Viking Age image stone from Tjängvide, which is about three kilometers west of Ljugarn, Gotland, Sweden.
3.5 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Etelhem Church
90 min walk • Etelmhem Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. The largely Gothic church contains medieval murals and a 12th-century baptismal font by the sculptor Hegvald. The church is used by the Church of Sweden and part of Diocese of Visby.
2.5 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lye Church
63 min walk • Lye Church is a medieval church on Gotland, Sweden. The oldest parts of the church date from the last quarter of the 12th century, and the last major addition was the disproportionately large chancel, built during the second quarter of the 14th century by a workshop known by its notname as Egypticus.
4.9 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Stånga Church
126 min walk • Stånga Church is a medieval church in Stånga on the Swedish island of Gotland. The site of the church has probably been considered sacred since before the Christianization of Scandinavia.
6.1 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Ardre Church
155 min walk • Ardre Church is a medieval church in Ardre on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built during the 13th century, but the interior re-decorated in 1900–1902 after plans by artist Axel Haig. Several of the furnishings of the church are medieval. The church is in the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden.
2.8 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lau Church
71 min walk • Lau Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. It is an unusually large church, and may have been used by Dominicans preaching for the Crusades.
2 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Alskog Church
50 min walk • Alskog Church is a medieval church in Alskog on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church in its entirety dates from the 13th century, with the last additions probably being made c. 1300. A few alterations are of later date. It contains several medieval furnishings, as well as some medieval stained glass windows.
5.7 miSW
Stela
Kylver Stone
146 min walk • The Kylver stone, listed in the Rundata catalog as runic inscription G 88, is a Swedish runestone which dates from about 400 AD. It is notable for its listing of each of the runes in the Elder Futhark.