623 60, SE

Stånga Church

Stånga Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

About this building

A striking feature of this church is that several limestone sculptures were incorporated into the wall next to the main portal. The sculptures depict from bottom to top the Adoration of the Magi, the Flagellation of Christ and the Descent from the Cross. These were most probably built to be placed in a different location, as no other Gotland church presents a similar stylistic pattern.

The tower is one of the tallest on Gotland, together with the towers of Dalhem, Rone and Öja churches. Inside there is a Romanesque rood cross built in 1250. Another well-preserved masterpiece is the baptismal font, by the sculptor Hegvald (1175-1200), who built many of the island's baptismal fountains.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Other nearby buildings

Stange Church

The Stange church is a limestone block church probably built in the middle of the 13th century. It has a rectangular nave with a slightly narrower and lower choir and a sacristy on the north side of the choir built in the late Middle Ages. In 1703, a transverse arm was built on the north wall of the nave, and a porch on the west side in the 19th century.

Ottestad Church

The Ottestad church is a typical 18th century eastern Norwegian church, built on the model of Our Saviour's church in Christiania. The church is a cruciform, half-timbered and panelled church with a tower to the west. The church was built in 1730-31 and the exterior panel in 1765 and painted in 1766. The annex to the south and west was probably built in 1820-40. The interior of the church was restored in 1961.

Romedal Church

The present Romedal church dates from 1887 and is a neo-gothic building by the architect Günther Schüssler. The church was erected after the demolition of the medieval church in 1886. The tower has an unusually high bell roof and a high peak. The foot of the tower must have been built of stone from the western wall of the cemetery. The interior is characterized by restorations in 1963-65 under the direction of architect Finn Bryn.

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