Slite Church
Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden. The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: building on Gotland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Slite kyrka” and “Slite Kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karlsvärd Fortress and Boge Church.
Karlsvärd Fortress
Archaeological site
Photo: Jonaldos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karlsvärd Fortress is a former fortification on the island of Enholmen near Slite on Gotland, Sweden. In its place Enholmen Fortress was built in the mid-1800s. Karlsvärd Fortress is situated 2 km southeast of Slite Church.
Boge Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Boge Church is a medieval church in Boge not far from Slite on the Swedish island of Gotland. Its main construction period was during the 13th century, but the tower was rebuilt following its collapse in a storm during the 19th century. Boge Church is situated 3 km southwest of Slite Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slite.
Slite
Village
Photo: Per Ola Wiberg, CC BY 2.0.
Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden with 1,500 inhabitants in 2014.
Slite Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Othem socken, Othem-Boge, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.70752° or 57° 42′ 27″ northLongitude
18.79594° or 18° 47′ 45″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9F9WPQ5W+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 431971303OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Slite Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Slite Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سلايت”
- Swedish: “Slite kyrka”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Slite Church”. Photo: Jonaldos, CC BY 3.0.