Silte Church
Silte Church is an almost unaltered medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. Silte Church was built during the 13th century and contains a number of medieval fittings as well as murals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Gotland County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Silte Kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bosarve lövskog and Sproge Church.
Bosarve lövskog
Nature reserve
Photo: Perch63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bosarve lövskog is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km north of Silte Church.
Sproge Church
Church
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sproge Church is a medieval church on the Swedish island of Gotland. Built during the 13th century, it was heavily restored in 1839-1840. It lies in the Diocese of Visby. Sproge Church is situated 4 km northwest of Silte Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Gotland.
Southern Gotland
Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The southern part of Gotland includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik. It's a quiet region, with scenic beaches and some of the most famous rauks.
Silte Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Silte socken, Silte, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.22104° or 57° 13′ 16″ northLongitude
18.23677° or 18° 14′ 12″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
9F9W66CP+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1191887710OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Silte Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Silte Kirke”
- Galician: “Igrexa de Silte”
- German: “Kirche von Silte”
- Polish: “Kościół w Silte”
- Swedish: “Silte 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 “Silte Church”. Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0.