Stenkyrka

 ( Populated Places In Gotland County ) 

Stenkyrka is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on Kartinställningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map from the Swedish National Heritage Board database. It comprises the same area as the administrative Stenkyrka District, established on 1January 2016.

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Geography Stenkyrka in the northwest part of the island. The Middle Ages Stenkyrka Church is situated in Stenkyrka.

(1973). 9789129410358, Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 9789129410358

Near the church is a minor settlement with a few houses. The fishing village Lickershamn, noted for the stack Jungfrun is situated in Stenkyrka.

, Stenkyrka Church belongs to Stenkyrka parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Martebo, Tingstäde and Lummelunda.

One of the in the Asteroid belt, 10125 Stenkyrka, is named after this place.

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History This settlement is where the Stenkyrka spearhead was found. It is incised with the oldest known runic inscription known in Sweden.

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Little Bjärs Grave Field A bit east of the church in Stenkyrka is one of the largest on Gotland, the Little Bjärs Grave Field ( Lilla Bjärs gravfält). Along one of the oldest roads in this part of the island, now not more than a trail, are more than 1,000 visible graves from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. Most of the graves are and circular tumulus. Bases for have been found in the field. They have remained after the picture stones have been moved and incorporated in the walls of the Stenkyrka Church. Some of these have later been moved to Gotland Museum.

(2025). 9789179025625, Läsförlaget i samarbete med Svenska cykelsällskapet. . ISBN 9789179025625

The grave field is about in a general northeast–southwest direction. It contains about 750 identifiable graves above ground, but it is difficult to ascertain the borders between the mounds. A number of the mounds have depressions in the middle, about ten have visible remains of made of limestone slabs, about 30 graves have . Among the graves is also a stone ship. A large number of the graves have been damaged by modern constructions and farming. The modern road bisects the area in an angle to the old road that the field have been established around.

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Gallery === Stenkyrka ===

=== Little Bjärs Grave Field ===

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Further reading

• (2025). 9789197634502, Stenkyrka hembygdsförening. ISBN 9789197634502
• (2025). 9789163150463, Book-on-demand. ISBN 9789163150463

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External links

• Objects from Stenkyrka at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum

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