Eke Church
Eke Church is a medieval church in Eke on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church was built during the 12th and 13th century, with only smaller additions and changes made later.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: building on Gotland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Eke kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Havdhem Church.
Havdhem Church
Church
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Havdhem Church is a medieval church in Havdhem on the Swedish island of Gotland. Built during the 12th and 13th centuries, it contains fragments of murals showing influences from Byzantine art. Havdhem Church belongs to the Diocese of Visby. Havdhem Church is situated 3½ km west of Eke 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.
Eke Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.16803° or 57° 10′ 5″ northLongitude
18.3791° or 18° 22′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F9W599H+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1191887714OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q1742854
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Eke Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Eke Kirke”
- Galician: “Igrexa de Eke”
- German: “Kirche von Eke”
- Javanese: “Gréja Eke”
- Polish: “kościół w Eke”
- Polish: “Kościół w Eke”
- Russian: “Церковь Эке”
- Swedish: “Eke kyrka”
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Highlights include Kistänge Naturreservat and Sonja Åkessons park.
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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 “Eke Church”. Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.