Näs Church

Näs, Sweden

Näs church was built in the middle of the 13th century, and remains today largely unchanged. The interior was changed during a renovation made in 1910, and according to tradition the tower was originally higher. However, few of the original furnishings have survived.

The altarpiece dates from 1692, and made in Burgsvik, while the pulpit is from the middle of the 18th century. The triumphal cross is a copy of a medieval crucifix, but a few fragments of an original triumphal cross survive in the Gotland Museum in Visby. In the sacristy, fragments of a medieval tombstone are also stored; the fragmentary picture on the tombstone may possible depict a bishop.

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Address

Näs Skolan 144, Näs, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

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Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Nahoj Grebdron (3 years ago)
nice area, Kristersson doesn't like the wind turbines here but what does it do when the church is perfectly fine and nothing more.

Ylva Engström (6 years ago)
Beautiful old church to large parts built over 700 years ago (late 13th century). The perspective is deceiving. What did life look like here?

Tomas Törnquist (6 years ago)
Fantastic environment

marianne axelsson (6 years ago)
Very beautiful church! We got to experience two who sang so beautifully in the church.

Kristofer Gustafsson (6 years ago)
Lovely church.

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Visby Cathedral

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.