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Stånga kyrka

Address
c/o Prästgården Burs, 62349, Stånga
Municipality
Gotland
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Visby

Stånga kyrka is a medieval church in the village of Stånga on Gotland, serving the Stånga-Burs parish within the Diocese of Visby. Its limestone walls and richly carved south portal make it one of the island's more architecturally notable parish churches.



The church stands on the site of an earlier Romanesque nave and tower, remains of which were uncovered during a 1929 restoration. The present nave and tower date from the mid-fourteenth century, attributed to an anonymous stonemason known as "Egypticus", though the lower part of the tower survives from the earlier building. The chancel and sacristy, originally thirteenth century, were rebuilt in 1864–65 following the old design.

The exterior is whitewashed with limestone quoins and window surrounds, and the tall tower is topped by a short octagonal spire with pointed sound openings arranged over three storeys. The nave's south portal is unusually elaborate and is considered among the most striking pieces of church architecture on Gotland; reliefs set into the wall beside it, likely made for another location originally, are also linked to the Egypticus workshop. Inside, the nave is covered by four vaults resting on a single central pillar, while the chancel ends in an apse beneath a domed vault. A small fragment of medieval wall painting, possibly fifteenth century, was found in the tower's ringing chamber during restoration work in the early 1960s.

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Stånga kyrka

Stånga kyrka is a medieval church in the village of Stånga on Gotland, serving the Stånga-Burs parish within the Diocese of Visby. Its limestone walls and richly carved south portal make it one of the island's more architecturally notable parish churches.

c/o Prästgården Burs, 62349, Stånga

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Provider catalogue data: Svenska kyrkan, Platser, CC BY 4.0. Separately credited descriptions retain their stated source and licence terms. Catalogue and visiting data reformatted from the provider. The English guide combines and abridges separately credited sources below.

Provider record updated: 9 Jun 2022. This is not an independent verification date.

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