Rute Church

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Rute Church is a medieval church in Rute on the Swedish island Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. The 13th century church contains medieval murals, and is unusual in that its vaults are supported by square pillars and not round columns. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Rute kyrka Coordinates: 57°50'1"N, 18°55'25"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Lärbro kyrka, Runestone G 319, Bunge Church, Fårösund Fortress.

5.8 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Lärbro kyrka, Lärbro
147 min walk • Lärbro Church is a medieval church in Lärbro on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church is located at a former strategically important spot, as testified by the adjacent fortified tower. The presently visible Gothic church replaced an earlier Romanesque church during the 13th and 14th century.
~10 ftE
Stela
Runestone G 319, Fårösund
1 min walk • Runestone G 319 is the Rundata catalog number for a runic inscription on a runestone made from limestone that is located in the Rute church in Gotland, Sweden.
3.9 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Bunge Church
101 min walk • Bunge Church is a medieval church in Bunge on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church seen today was largely built during the 14th century and is in a High Gothic style typical for churches on Gotland.
5.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Fårösund Fortress, Fårösund
141 min walk • Fårösund Fortress is a decommissioned fortification in Fårösund on Gotland, Sweden, which was built from 1885 to 1886.
4.2 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hellvi Church
107 min walk • Hellvi Church is a medieval church in Hellvi on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
3 miNW
Church
Fleringe kyrka
77 min walk • Fleringe Church is a medieval church in Fleringe on the Swedish island of Gotland. Although heavily damaged by fire in 1676, medieval mural fragments survive in the church, which also still has its medieval lychgate and preserved church stables.
4.1 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Bungemuseet, Fårösund
105 min walk • Bungemuseet is an open-air museum in Bunge parish, a few kilometres west of Fårösund on Gotland.
4.5 miN
Lake
Lake Bästeträsk
116 min walk • Lake Bästeträsk is a freshwater lake located in the northern part of the Swedish island of Gotland. It is the largest lake on the island.
4.2 miE
Transport, Airport
Bunge Airbase, Fårösund
107 min walk • Bunge Airbase is a privately owned airfield. It is situated south of Fårösund on the northern part of the island of Gotland, Sweden.
5.6 miSE
Island
Furillen
144 min walk • Furillen is an island in Rute on the northeast coast of Gotland, Sweden. For most of the 20th century, there was a limestone industry on the island until it was closed to the public by the Swedish military in the 1970s–90s, when radar installations became operational.
3.5 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Gotland Ring
89 min walk • Gotland Ring is the first sustainable racetrack and driver training venue in the world. The premium racetrack and multi-functional motorsport facility in Kappelshamn on the Swedish island of Gotland, the most popular tourist resort in Sweden, is located in an eco-municipality.