Roma Church
Roma Church is a medieval church in Lövsta, Gotland. The church is one of the largest countryside churches on Gotland. Built during the 13th century, it displays influences from Cistercian architecture and may have been used by Dominicans preaching for the Northern Crusades.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: building on Gotland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Roma Kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roma Abbey and Roma kungsgård.
Roma Abbey
Monastery
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Roma Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey and a crown estate in Roma on the Swedish island of Gotland. The abbey was built in the 12th century. After the Reformation, its lands were confiscated by the Crown and subsequently turned into a crown estate. Roma Abbey is situated 2 km southeast of Roma Church.
Roma kungsgård
Museum
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Roma kungsgård is a museum, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Roma Church.
Björke Church
Church
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Björke Church is a medieval church in Björke on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby. The nave is the oldest part of Björke Church, dating from the mid-13th century. Björke Church is situated 2½ km southwest of Roma Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Gotland and Träkumla.
Central Gotland
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Central Gotland is sparsely populated and mainly made up by farmlands and forests.
Träkumla
Village
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Träkumla is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Roma Church.
Endre
Hamlet
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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 north of Roma Church.
Roma Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Roma socken, Roma, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.52843° or 57° 31′ 42″ northLongitude
18.44202° or 18° 26′ 31″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Operator
Svenska kyrkanOpen location code
9F9WGCHR+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 305232214OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8130913Wikidata ID
Q1742938
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Roma Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Roma Kirke”
- Galician: “Igrexa de Roma, Gotland”
- German: “Kirche von Roma (Gotland)”
- German: “Kirche von Roma”
- Polish: “Kościół w Romie”
- Swedish: “Roma 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 “Roma Church”. Photo: Beninho, CC BY-SA 4.0.