St. Peter's Church Ruins

Sigtuna, Sweden

St. Peter's Church have been probably built in two phases during the 12th century.The eastern part with chancel, transept and central tower were erected first during the late 1100's, while the nave and the present west tower were added later.

According the tradition the church was used as a bishop’s cathedral until 1130 when the bishop's seat was moved to Gamla Uppsala. The another legend believes the church has been a royal church. After a fire in the 1600s, the church has stood as a ruin.

References:

Bengans Historiasidor

Address

Sankt Persgatan 4, Sigtuna, Sweden

See all sites in Sigtuna

Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

www.wadbring.com
www.destinationsigtuna.se

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

St. Olof's Church Ruins (0,5 km)
St. Mary's Church (0,6 km)
Sigtuna Museum (0,3 km)

Storkyrkan (38,1 km)
Finnish Church (38,1 km)
Axel Oxenstierna Palace (38 km)
Gamla Stan (38,2 km)
Tessin Palace (38,1 km)
Royal Palace (38 km)
German Church (38,3 km)
The Royal Coin Cabinet (38,1 km)
Vasa Museum (38,5 km)

User Reviews

Sebastian D'Agostino (15 months ago)
Interesting ruins surrounded a cementery that makes it the creepiest from the 3 ruins of Sigtuna.

I B (19 months ago)
I love old ruins !! This is very well preserved and well worth a look. It is very beautiful as well and such an interesting spot.

Shahzad Ansari (2 years ago)
The ruins of St. Olof's Church are located right in front of the Sigtuna beach. And there is a parking lot next to the premises of the ruins. Passing through the cemetery and St. Mary's Church, we reached the back side of the ruins. This ancient ruin is spectacular and well worth visiting. Because of its excellent preservation, you can now independently explore the ruin. There are informative signs at the ruin that provide more information about the church.

Litta S (4 years ago)
It is beautiful but we could not visit the church because they closed it before the closing time; because the caretaker had to go to some place :(

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Bela Lindtner

Historic Site of the week

Gravensteen

The Gravensteen is a castle in Ghent originating from the Middle Ages. The name means 'castle of the counts' in Dutch. Arnulf I (918–965), Count of Flanders, was the first to fortify this place, building a medieval bastion on this high sand dune, naturally protected by the river Leie and its marshy banks. This bastion consisted of a central wooden building and several surrounding buildings, also in wood.

In the early 11th century, the wooden building was replaced by a stone residence, consisting of three large halls that made up three storeys, connected by a stone stairwell. The monumental stone staircase, the light openings, the fireplaces built into the walls and the latrines were signs of considerable luxury and comfort in those days. There was probably also a tower.