Baldringe Church

Ystad, Sweden

Baldringe Church was built in the late 1100s or in the beginning of 1200s in Romanesque style. The restoration was made in 1880s and some medieval mural paintings were removed. The bell tower was also added then.

The baptismal font, made of limestone of Gotland, date from the 1200s as well as the triumph crucifix. The pulpit and altar were made in the 1600s. There is also a Viking Age runestone, so-called Baldringestenen, in the churchyard.

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Founded: ca. 1200
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

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Pia Mårtensson (Pisan) (4 years ago)
A beautiful old church
Lalle Mårtensson (5 years ago)
Nice old church well worth a visit
Christer Forsell (5 years ago)
Nice views. Nice church.
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