Gärdslösa Church, Borgholm, Öland, Sweden

The Gärdslösa church is the best preserved medieval church on Öland. The western part of the nave as well as the slightly younger western tower was built during the 12th century and the transept was added around 1240. The main restoration was done in 1845.

There is a votive ship of the Swedish Riksnyckeln, which was blasted in a battle between the Danish and Swedish navies in the Kalmar Strait in 1679. On the model is written the year 1691 and it was most likely given to the church the year after that. The model is fully rigged, but restored several times.

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Maritime Heritage Atlas of South Baltic

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Sören T Eriksson (8 months ago)
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Kristina Dittmar (11 months ago)
Very beautiful old church ⛪️ Impressive, definitely go in!

Tara family (11 months ago)
Very nice.....

Mats Engström (3 years ago)
Here you can rest peacefully when life is over!

Marie-Louise Sandberg (3 years ago)
Beautiful building.

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