Hablingbo Church Labyrinth

This stone labyrinth stands in the churchyard of Hablingbo, a medieval parish church on southern Gotland dating to the 12th century. The placement of a pre-Christian labyrinth beside a church follows a widespread Scandinavian pattern: over 30 Swedish church labyrinths are documented, representing the Church's assimilation of pagan ritual geography. Hablingbo's church itself contains remarkable medieval murals and one of Gotland's finest baptismal fonts. At 345.55° Giza bearing, the labyrinth maintains the consistent azimuth line shared by all Gotland labyrinths — a uniformity that suggests coordinated placement using astronomical or compass-based surveying across the island's 3,140 square kilometers.