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The skyline of Visby, dominated by the ruined Sankta Karin church. There are nineteen known ruined churches on the Swedish island of Gotland, [1] twelve of which lie in Visby, the island's main town. Of these, ten lie within the medieval city walls. [2] Three additional church ruins in Visby are known through written sources, but today ...
Visby (Swedish: [ˈvǐːsbʏ] ⓘ) is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants as of 2017. [2] Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby.
Visby Catholic Church: 1982: 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
The Gotland Museum (Swedish: Gotlands museum) (previously known as Länsmuseet på Gotland or Gotlands Fornsal) in Visby, Sweden, is the county museum of Gotland.It was founded by the Friends of Gotland's Antiquity society in 1875, at the initiative of Pehr Arvid Säve.
Saint Lars Church was established probably around 1210-1220 as a Visby parish church as a result of the population increase in Gotland. Construction of the church began during the second quarter of the 12th century, with the choir being the oldest part of the building.
Visby City Wall (Swedish: Visby ringmur, "Visby Ring Wall", sometimes Visby stadsmur, "Visby City Wall") is a medieval defensive wall surrounding the Swedish town of Visby on the island of Gotland. As the strongest, most extensive, and best preserved medieval city wall in Scandinavia , the wall forms an important and integral part of Visby ...
Visby Cathedral (Swedish: Visby domkyrka), formally Visby Saint Mary's Cathedral (Visby Sankta Maria domkyrka), is a cathedral within the Church of Sweden, seat of the Bishop of Visby. It lies in the centre of Visby, the main town on the Swedish island Gotland. It was built as the church of the German traders in the city during the 13th century.
Visby Cathedral was originally built as the church of the German traders in Visby. [132] After the Reformation, it became the only church of Visby; the many other churches of the city were left to decay. In 1572, when the Diocese of Visby was created, it became a cathedral. The oldest parts of the church are from the 12th century.