St. Nicholas' Church Ruins

Visby, Sweden

The church of St. Nicholas was originally part of the Dominican monastery built in the 1230s. It was destroyed by Lübeck army in 1525. The church has a beautiful rose window in the gable. In a summer season the St. Nicholas church ruins are a venue for musical “Petrus de Dacia”, who was the priory of monastery between 1283-1289.

References:

Marianne Mehling et al. Knaurs Kulturführer in Farbe. Schweden. München 1987.

Address

S:t Nikolaigatan 8, Visby, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 1230s
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Venkat Ravi (7 months ago)
Around the walking path of Visby town and do visit if you have time to see the ancient buildings

Sorana Lehene (2 years ago)
Interesting place. Mostly clean, but there was thrash here and there

Cecil Lee (6 years ago)
Beautiful ruined church, that has been converted into a semi covered concert hall. Visiting during the day means a quick photostop, as there is not a huge amount to do, however if you can catch a concert I'm sure it's beautiful.

Raghu Ram Chitturi (7 years ago)
Good, a must visit site in Gotland

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