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Founded: 14th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)
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Mike Weyer (2 years ago)
Seinsfeld is a well-preserved historical castle complex, almost circular. The castle is surrounded by a wide moat. Already mentioned in a document in 1325. The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.
References: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.