Drotten church ruin, Church ruin in Visby, Sweden

Drottens kyrkoruin is the ruined church of St. Trinity in Visby, built around 1240 as the parish church for Germans of the Sankt Drottens congregation. Its stone walls and ribbed vaults were altered and enlarged in the late Middle Ages. The name Drotten means prince or king, not saint. Next to the ruin stands S:t Lars kyrkoruin.

Drotten Church was built around 1240 as the parish church for Germans in the Sankt Drottens parish of Visby, and it was rebuilt and enlarged in the later Middle Ages. It was abandoned in 1528, when the town's burghers began taking "rations" from the church's furnishings. Its rib vaults are thought to have served as the model for the choir vaults of Lokrume Church on Gotland.

The name Drotten comes from Gutalagen, where "drott" means a prince or king, so the occasional form S:t Drotten is incorrect. The church was built around 1240 as the parish church of the Germans in Sankt Drottens församling. Since 1528, when it was abandoned, the ruin has served Visby as a rented venue for concerts, theatre, weddings and lectures, including during Almedalsveckan.

The ruin stands open-air in Visby's inner town, a short walk from the St Lars ruin next to it. It is rented out for concerts, theatre, weddings and lectures, including during Almedalsveckan, so parts may be closed off during events. The bust of Christopher Polhem by Theodor Lundberg, unveiled in 1911, stands by the ruin.

The name Drotten comes from the Gutalagen, where "drott" denotes a prince or king, so the occasional form S:t Drotten is incorrect. The bust of Christopher Polhem beside the ruin, made by Theodor Lundberg, was unveiled in 1911.