Drottens ruin — Attraction in Gotland Municipality

Drotten Church was built in the 13th century and dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It is commonly known as Drotten - an Old Norse word for "ruler" and "God".

The upper floor of the tower was probably fitted out as a chapel with a quint looking down into the body of the church. The chancel is decorated with dogtooth carvings and an Anglo-Norman zigzag pattern to be found nowhere else in Gotland.

The church was abandoned at the Reformation in the...

Not the best ruins visby has to offer, although it is close to the town square town cathedral and across the street from another ruins. If you have a chance to take a look at the ruins in the town square you can probably skip this one since it is basically the same...

A beautiful little ruin partly overgrown, making for a pretty scene. As for all church ruins in Visby, I would have liked to have more information about the...