St. Olof's Church Ruins

Sigtuna, Sweden

St. Olof's Church was originally built around the year 1100 and it consisted of a main tower, chancel and nave. It was later extended, but the construction was probably interrupted when archbishop’s seat was moved to Gamla Uppsala in the 12th century.

St. Olof's church has been influenced by the Nidaros Cathedral in Norway, while the small tapering windows have an Anglo-Saxon style. The church is dedicated to the Norwegian viking Olaf Tryggvasson, king between 995-1000.

It is not certain by whom the church was built. Most probably it was authored by the Benedictines or local trade guild. Archaelogical excavations have revealed remains under the church, which are thought to have belonged to an even older stone church. It may have been one of the first built in Sweden.

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Address

Olofsgatan 9, Sigtuna, Sweden

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Details

Founded: ca.1100
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

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Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Ryker Barrowcliffe (2 months ago)
This was an amazing and iconic old church. Really lovely to see how things where built and how they still stand to this day.

Scott Wright (3 months ago)
If you like looking at ruins. This one's quite interesting. You get to walk inside and look around. The rocks are a little different that this one was built with. Just as old as any of the others around the country. But around this church is also some standing stones. There's another little church remains kind of kitty corner

Shri Gupta (9 months ago)
Looks fantastic despite being ruins

Kourosh M (10 months ago)
5 star

Parhat Hebibul (3 years ago)
A cute town with classic Scandinavia Viking culture. Nice place to visit.

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