Hörsne Church
The Church of Hörsne is a Gothic country church on the Swedish island of Gotland. It belongs to the parish (Swedish församling ) Dalhem in the diocese of Visby. The church is located in the parish Hörsne med Bara.
Location
The church is located in the interior of the island on the north side of the largest river on Gotland, the Gothemsån. It is located 20 km east of Visby, 10 km north-east of Roma and 21 km south-west of Slite.
Church building
The medieval stone church consists of a rectangular nave, a church steeple in the west, a narrower straight final chorus in the east and a vestry on the north side of the choir. The built in the first half of the 13th century tower, dates from an earlier Romanesque church with apse choir, who stood in the same place. Towards the end of the 13th century, today's choir and the sacristy were built. The nave came in the first half of the 14th century to do so. The tower is provided with round-arched openings sound, while the nave has pointed windows. The south portal of the nave with narrative reliefs is one of the most interesting on Gotland. It is believed that it comes from the workshop of the master stonemason Egypticus from the 14th century. A slim central column supports the four vaults of the nave. Pointed arch wall openings connect the nave to the tower room and the choir. During the restoration, under the direction of architect Arne Philips 1979-1980 the medieval frescoes were uncovered in the nave and the choir. The wall paintings of the nave to write a Egypticusmaler from the 14th century and the paintings in the choir master of the Passion. In the south window of the chancel and the nave windows are the remains of medieval stained glass, probably from the 14th century. The east window has modern stained glass by 1906. The church was restored in 1937 by the architect Erik Fant.
Equipment
- The pulpit was made in 1688 by Jochim Sterling.
- A cross of triumph from the 1440s hangs on the north wall of the nave. The cross itself was added later.
- The altar has wooden sculptures from the 14th century. The framing came in 1701 to do so.
- The baptismal font is made of oak from 1730.
- The pews date from the 17th and 18th centuries.
- The present organ was made in 1981 by Johannes Menzel Orgelbyggeri from Härnösand.
Environment
- The cemetery in Hörsne has been extended several times. His original expansion is still preserved in the east and west.
- North of the church is a two-storey stone building. This is a parish magazine, which probably dates from the early 19th century.
- During excavations in 1924 they met foundations belonging probably to a Medieval Defence Tower (Swedish Kastal ).