Roma Abbey
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roma kungsgård and Roma Church.
Roma Church
Church
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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. Roma Church is situated 2 km northwest of Roma Abbey.
Halla Church
Church
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Halla Church is a medieval church in Halla on the Swedish island Gotland. It is part of the Diocese of Visby. Halla Church is situated 2½ km east of Roma Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Gotland.
Central Gotland
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Central Gotland is sparsely populated and mainly made up by farmlands and forests.
Roma Abbey
- Type: Monastery
- Description: Ruined Cisterian abbey in Gotland
- Categories: monastery ruins, abbey, historic site, and religion
- Location: Roma socken, Roma, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.51617° or 57° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
18.46042° or 18° 27′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F9WGF86+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 225002136OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q473677
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Roma Abbey” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ромаклостер”
- Cebuano: “Romakloster”
- Estonian: “Gotlandi Roma klooster”
- Estonian: “Gutwalla klooster”
- Estonian: “Roma klooster”
- Estonian: “Roma mungaklooster”
- Finnish: “Roman luostari”
- French: “abbaye de Roma”
- French: “Abbaye de Roma”
- German: “Kloster Roma”
- German: “Kloster von Roma”
- German: “Roma kloster”
- Italian: “abbazia di Roma”
- Macedonian: “Ромска опатија”
- Polish: “Ruiny opactwa w Romie”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Roma”
- Swedish: “Roma 36:1”
- Swedish: “Roma kloster”
- Swedish: “Roma klosterruin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roma and Simbassäng.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Roma glasbruk and Munkens Cafe.
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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 Abbey”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.