List of churches and chapels on Gotland

The Swedish island of Gotland has since the early Middle Ages had a large number of churches and chapels.

Medieval churches[]

There are 92 medieval churches on Gotland; the island has more well-preserved medieval churches than any other part of Sweden. The medieval churches of Gotland constitute a coherent group of medieval architecture and is therefore listed in a separate article.

Churches and chapels of Gotland[]

Name	Main construction period	Coordinates	Image	Notes	References
Gnisvärd Chapel	1839	57°30′26″N 18°06′44″E / 57.50722°N 18.11222°E / 57.50722; 18.11222 (Gnisvärd Chapel)			[1]
Gotska Sandön Chapel		58°23′19.3″N 19°11′47.5″E / 58.388694°N 19.196528°E / 58.388694; 19.196528 (Gotska Sandön Chapel)
Hallshuk Chapel		57°55′30″N 18°44′33″E / 57.9250°N 18.7424°E / 57.9250; 18.7424 (Hallshuk Chapel)
Kovik Chapel	1963	57°24′33″N 18°09′53″E / 57.40917°N 18.16472°E / 57.40917; 18.16472 (Kovik Chapel)
Pentecostal Church of Visby	1988	57°37′39″N 18°18′09″E / 57.62750°N 18.30250°E / 57.62750; 18.30250 (Pentecostal Church, Visby)		The church belongs to the Swedish Pentecostal Movement. It has been in use since 1988.	[2]
Slite Church	1960	57°42′26″N 18°47′45″E / 57.70722°N 18.79583°E / 57.70722; 18.79583 (Slite Church)		The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials. It has sculptures made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.
Terra Nova Church		57°36′48.26″N 18°18′41.47″E / 57.6134056°N 18.3115194°E / 57.6134056; 18.3115194 (Terra Nova Church)		The church dates from 1983 and was designed by architect Hans Wieland. It was inaugurated by Bishop  [sv].	[3]
Vibble Chapel		57°36′02.3″N 18°14′59.3″E / 57.600639°N 18.249806°E / 57.600639; 18.249806 (Vibble Chapel)
Visborg Church	1969	57°37′28″N 18°17′06″E / 57.62444°N 18.28500°E / 57.62444; 18.28500 (Visborg Church)		Visborg Church was built in 1969, to designs by architect Per Erik Nilsson.
Visby Catholic Church	1982	57°38′31″N 18°17′43″E / 57.64194°N 18.29528°E / 57.64194; 18.29528 (Visby Catholic Church)		The church, which was inaugurated by Bishop Hubertus Brandenburg in 1982, it is the first Catholic church to be built on Gotland since the Middle Ages. It lies in the centre of Visby.	[4]
Vårdklockan Church	1875	57°38′18″N 18°17′44″E / 57.63833°N 18.29556°E / 57.63833; 18.29556 (Vårdklockan Church)		Belonging to the Uniting Church in Sweden	[5]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Lagerlöf, Erland, ed. (1973). Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Uddevalla: Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 9129410355.

External links[]

• Media related to Churches in Gotland at Wikimedia Commons
• Swedish National Heritage Board. "Sveriges kyrkor". Searchable, digitised versions of several of the volumes in the "Sveriges kyrkor" ("The churches of Sweden") series (in Swedish).
• Björklund, Ivar (2007). "Gotlands alla kyrkor [All the churches of Gotland]" (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 October 2014. Pictures of churches, church ruins and several baptismal fonts in the churches of Gotland
• "Gotlands kyrkor - Churches of Gotland". 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014. Panoramic views of the exterior and interior of the medieval churches of Gotland