Gerum Church

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Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Gerum Church is a medieval church in Gerum on the Swedish island of Gotland, built between c. 1200 and 1300. It is used by the Church of Sweden. ()

Local name: Gerums kyrka Coordinates: 57°17'40"N, 18°19'47"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Sproge Church, Lojsta Castle, Linde Church, Lojsta Church.

5.2 miSW
Church
Sproge Church
134 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.
3.9 miNE
Lake, Historical place, Forts and castles
Lojsta Castle
100 min walk • Lojsta Castle in Stånga socken on the border of Lojsta, Gotland, Sweden, is, despite its name, not a "castle" in the normal sense, i.e. it is not a palacelike manor.
2.1 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Linde Church
55 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.
2.4 miNE
Church
Lojsta Church
61 min walk • Lojsta Church is a medieval church in Lojsta on the Swedish island of Gotland. The well-preserved church contains several sets of medieval murals. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby within the Church of Sweden.
2.5 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Levide kyrka
64 min walk • Levide Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It lies in the Diocese of Visby.
5.9 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Fröjel Church
152 min walk • Fröjel Church is a medieval church in Fröjel on the Swedish island of Gotland. Fröjel Church may have been built to serve not only as a church, but also as a fortification. Stylistically, it is a mix of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, and contains murals from the early 14th century.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lojsta Lakes
89 min walk • The Lojsta Lakes are five lakes in Lojsta and Stånga sockens, Gotland, Sweden. The names of the lakes are Bjärsträsk, Fridträsk, Rammträsk, Slottsträsk and Broträsk. Their outflow is in the Storkanalen at Kvarnåkershamn on southweetsern Gotland. Four of the lakes are connected by manmade canals. The Gutnish word for lake is träsk.
4.6 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Hemse Church, Hemse
116 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.
6.1 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Silte Church
157 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.
5.1 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
Stånga Church
132 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.
4.6 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Eksta Church
118 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.