Grötlingbo Church

#187 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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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. ()

Local name: Grötlingbo kyrka Coordinates: 57°8'1"N, 18°20'48"E

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

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

4.9 miNW
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Hablingbo, Hemse
125 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.
4.9 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hablingbo Church
125 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 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Eke Church
69 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.
6.3 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Rone Church
161 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.
3.5 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Näs Church
91 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.
5.1 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Alva Church
131 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.
4.3 miS
Church
Fide Church
110 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.
2.2 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Havdhem Church
56 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.
6.6 miSW
Park
Näsudden
169 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.