Vallstena Church
Vallstena Church | |
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Vallstena kyrka | |
57°36′35″N 18°38′12″E / 57.60972°N 18.63667°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Denomination | Church of Sweden |
Administration | |
Diocese | Visby |
Vallstena Church (Swedish: Vallstena kyrka) is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
History and architecture
The western part of the nave and the church tower are the oldest parts of the asymmetrical church; they date from the early 13th century. A new chancel arch was built at the middle of the same century, and around circa 1300 the new choir was built. Reconstruction of the nave also started around this time; the original plan seems to have been to replace the entire nave with a new, larger nave but for some reason the work came to a halt. Similar, half-rebuilt churches are relatively common on Gotland. The sacristy was also built at this time. The interior of the church was decorated with medieval murals in the 15th century. The western, older part of the church is Romanesque in style; the eastern Gothic.[1][2]
The church and its cemetery is surrounded by a low wall, with three lychgates. The oldest of these dates from the 13th century and display some original sculptured details.[1]
Fittings
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References
- ^ a b "Vallstena kyrka" (in Swedish). Region Gotland. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ ISBN 91-971561-08.
Further reading
- Nyman, Thure (1935). Vallstena kyrka (in: Rute setting). Sveriges kyrkor, konsthistoriskt inventarium (in Swedish). Vol. 42. Stockholm: Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt. pp. 191–207. ISSN 0284-1894.
External links
- Media related to Vallstena kyrka at Wikimedia Commons