List of churches and chapels on Gotland explained

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

Medieval churches

See main article: List of medieval churches on Gotland. 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
		57.5072°N 18.1122°W			^[1]
Gotska Sandön Chapel		58.3887°N 19.1965°W
Hallshuk Chapel		57.925°N 18.7424°W
Kovik Chapel		57.4092°N 18.1647°W
		57.6275°N 18.3025°W		The church belongs to the Swedish Pentecostal Movement. It has been in use since 1988.	^[2]
		57.7072°N 18.7958°W		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.
		57.6134°N 18.3115°W		The church dates from 1983 and was designed by architect Hans Wieland. It was inaugurated by Bishop .	^[3]
Vibble Chapel		57.6006°N 18.2498°W
		57.6244°N 18.285°W		Visborg Church was built in 1969, to designs by architect Per Erik Nilsson.
		57.6419°N 18.2953°W		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		57.6383°N 18.2956°W			^[5]

Bibliography

• Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Gotlands kyrkor. sv. 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Uddevalla. 9129410355.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gnisvärds kapell. sv. . guteinfo.com. 21 October 2014.
2. Web site: Pingstförsamlingen Visby. . Pingstförsamlingen Visby. 24 June 2020.
3. Web site: Terra Nova kyrkan. . Visby domkyrkoförsamling (Cathedral parish of Visby). Church of Sweden. 24 June 2020.
4. Web site: Kristi Lekamens församling. Congregation of the Body of Christ. . Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm. 24 June 2020.
5. Web site: Vårdklockans kyrka. . www.vardklockanskyrka.se. Equimeniakyrkan [Uniting Church in Sweden]. sv. 6 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106233823/http://www.vardklockanskyrka.se/Vardklockans_kyrka.html. 6 November 2014.