August 17, 2020
Drive from the south on the E22. Shortly after the intersection in Tings Nöbbelöv is a minor road towards Vä. The ruin suddenly appears after a grove of trees. Drive on the gravel road to a parking lot by the ruin. My sister and brother-in-law are waiting there. In these pandemic times you get to see each other outside.

The church ruin is the remains of a chapel dedicated to Saint Gertrud, the patron saint of the poor, sick and passers-by. It was probably built during the latter part of the 15th century in connection with a hospital. The chapel was ravaged by fire, perhaps when the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf burned Vä in 1612. Today, low strong walls of the choir and longhouses remain, as well as the ten meter high west gable which is decorated on top of brick. Inside the ruin is a tombstone from the early 17th century, but it is unreadable. There are also remnants of columns. It had two entrances, both with large threshold stones.

We sit on the wall and have lunch. It is said that in the red house on the other side of the country road lived my grandmother's parents and a sister of my grandmother. In that case, I have been there when I was very young. But I do not remember any of it and it has been renovated over the years. The family on my father's side are from the areas around Vä Some of them are located in the cemetery by the church. So we pack up and walk there.

Karta
GPS: WGS84 decimal (lat, lon) 55.992817, 14.084939