Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1250
Guldborg, Denmark
c. 1270
Nysted, Denmark
c. 1200
Rodby, Denmark
c. 1200
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1300
Rødby, Denmark
c. 1220
Errindlev, Denmark
c. 1200
Maribo, Denmark
c. 1200
Sakskøbing, Denmark
12th century
Søllested, Denmark
c. 1100
Rødby, Denmark
1220
Dannemare, Denmark
c. 1250
Sakskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Horslunde, Denmark
c. 1300
Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.
Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.
There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.