Ekeby Church

#337 among destinations in Sweden

Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture

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Ekeby Church is a medieval church in Ekeby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts date from the 12th century, and the church has been little altered since the end of the 13th century. Its interior is richly decorated with medieval murals. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby. ()

Local name: Ekeby kyrka, Gotland Coordinates: 57°35'42"N, 18°30'53"E

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EKEBY LINDARVE 203Visby 621 70 GotlandSweden

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

Nearby attractions include: Barlingbo Church, Follingbo Church, Endre Church, Roma Abbey.

2.9 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Barlingbo Church
73 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.
4.9 miW
Church
Follingbo Church
126 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.
2.1 miNW
Church
Endre Church
54 min walk • Endre Church is a medieval church in Endre on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby, built from the 12th to early 14th century. It contains medieval murals and several medieval furnishings, and belongs to the Church of Sweden.
5.8 miS
Monastery
Roma Abbey
149 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.
4 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Fole Church
102 min walk • Fole Church is a medieval church in Fole on the Swedish island of Gotland. The Romanesque tower is the oldest part of the otherwise largely Gothic church. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
5.6 miNE
Church
Bäl Church
142 min walk • Bäl Church is a medieval church in Gute, Bäl, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built during the first half of the 13th century and contains sculptural decoration in both Romanesque and Gothic styles. The interior is decorated by medieval wall paintings. It belongs to the parish Väskinde, in the Diocese of Visby.
5.3 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Roma Church
136 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.
4.6 miE
Church
Vallstena Church
119 min walk • Vallstena Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
3.6 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Hejdeby Church
93 min walk • Hejdeby Church is a medieval church in Hejdeby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church was built in stages during the 13th century, and contains medieval muralsfrom two different periods. Hejdeby Church is part of the Diocese of Visby within the Church of Sweden.
2.7 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Källunge Church
70 min walk • Källunge church is a church in Källunge in the Diocese of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The parish of Källunge was merged into Gothem parish in 2010. The church is richly decorated with reliefs and frescoes. The frescoes are important evidence of the strong Byzantine influence on Swedish art of the 12th and 13th centuries.
5.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Akebäck Church
143 min walk • Akebäck Church is a medieval church in Akebäck on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It's a largely Romanesque church and its main construction period was at the end of the 12th century. The church is part of the Diocese of Visby within the Church of Sweden.