Björke Church
#400 among destinations in Sweden
Facts and practical information
Björke Church is a medieval church in Björke on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. ()
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Björke Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Viklau Church, Barlingbo Church, Träkumla Church, Follingbo Church.
- 3.2 miSEChurch, Romanesque architecture
Viklau Church, Gotland
81 min walk • Viklau Church is a medieval church on Gotland, Sweden. It is a well-preserved Romanesque church in which several medieval items have been preserved. The most famous of these is the Viklau Madonna, today housed in the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm.
- 4.2 miNChurch, Romanesque architecture
Barlingbo Church
108 min walk • Barlingbo Church is a medieval church in Barlingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. It dates from the 13th century and has been altered little since.
- 5.4 miNWChurch
Träkumla Church
139 min walk • Träkumla Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. The church retains some murals and furnishings from the Middle Ages. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
- 5.4 miNChurch
Follingbo Church
137 min walk • Follingbo Church is a medieval church in Follingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its Romanesque nave and tower are noteworthy for the professionalism with which they were built. It lies in the Diocese of Visby and is used of the Church of Sweden.
- 4.2 miWChurch, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hogrän Church
108 min walk • Hogrän Church is a medieval church in Hogrän on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in stages between the 12th and 14th century, and contains several medieval church fittings. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
- 5.1 miSWChurch
Mästerby Church
130 min walk • Mästerby Church is a medieval church in Mästerby on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is richly decorated with medieval murals. Mästerby Church belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
- 1.5 miNEMonastery
Roma Abbey
40 min walk • Roma Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey and a crown estate in Roma on the Swedish island of Gotland. The abbey was built in the 12th century. After the Reformation, its lands were confiscated by the Crown and subsequently turned into a crown estate.
- 2.8 miEChurch, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Halla Church
72 min walk • Halla Church is a medieval church in Halla on the Swedish island Gotland. It is part of the Diocese of Visby.
- 1.6 miNEChurch, Gothic architecture
Roma Church
42 min walk • Roma Church is a medieval church in Lövsta, Gotland. The church is one of the largest countryside churches on Gotland. Built during the 13th century, it displays influences from Cistercian architecture and may have been used by Dominicans preaching for the Northern Crusades.
- 4 miEChurch
Sjonhem Church
102 min walk • Sjonhem Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
- 2.2 miSWChurch, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Atlingbo Church
57 min walk • Atlingbo Church is a medieval church in Atlingbo on the Swedish island Gotland. Atlingbo Church was built in stages during the 13th century, with only the sacristy being of later date. The church contains a decorated Romanesque baptismal font made by the workshop or sculptor known as Byzantios.