Väskinde Church
Väskinde Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Väskinde on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: building on Gotland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vaeskinde Kyrka” and “Väskinde Kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Väskinde and Bro Church.
Väskinde
Dwelling
Väskinde is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland. Väskinde is also the name of the larger populated area, socken. It comprises the same area as the administrative Väskinde District, established on 1 January 2016. Väskinde is situated 180 metres west of Väskinde Church.
Bro Church
Church
Bro Church is a medieval-era Lutheran church at Bro on the Swedish island of Gotland. Situated on what may have been a pre-Christian sacred site, the present church was built in the 13th century. Bro Church is situated 4 km southeast of Väskinde Church.
Bro Stajnkalm
Archaeological site
Bro Stajnkalm is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km south of Väskinde Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Endre and Visby.
Endre
Hamlet
Endre is a populated area, a socken, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Endre District, established on 1 January 2016. Endre is situated 9 km south of Väskinde Church.
Visby
Visby is one of the most remarkable towns in the Nordic countries, with 24,000 inhabitants. It is on the west coast of Sweden's largest island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.Väskinde Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Väskinde socken, Väskinde, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.69057° or 57° 41′ 26″ north
Longitude
18.42308° or 18° 25′ 23″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
9F9WMCRF+66
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Väskinde Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Väskinde Kirke”
- French: “église de Väskinde”
- French: “Église de Väskinde”
- Galician: “Igrexa de Väskinde”
- German: “Kirche von Väskinde”
- Polish: “Kościół w Väskinde”
- Swedish: “Väskinde kyrka”
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