Misplaced Pages

Slite Church

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Church in Sweden
Slite Church
Slite kyrka
Slite Church
Slite Church is located in GotlandSlite ChurchSlite Church
57°42′26″N 18°47′45″E / 57.70722°N 18.79583°E / 57.70722; 18.79583
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Administration
DioceseVisby

Slite Church is a church in Slite, on the island of Gotland in Sweden.

The church was designed by the Danish architect Holger Jensen and built 1959–1960. It is built using only local materials such a pine wood and limestone. The rood cross and the sculpture of Mary are made by a local artist, Bertil Nyström.

References

  1. Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 677. ISBN 91-971561-08.
Churches on Gotland, Sweden
Coat of arms of Gotland County
[REDACTED] Commons
Categories:
Slite Church Add topic