diff --git a/betty/ancestry.py b/betty/ancestry.py
index 5cf77f9ec..864906a58 100644
--- a/betty/ancestry.py
+++ b/betty/ancestry.py
@@ -195,7 +195,15 @@ def __init__(self, entity_id: str, name: str = None):
         Entity.__init__(self, entity_id)
         self._name = name
         self._coordinates = None
-        self._events = set()
+
+        def handle_event_addition(event: Event):
+            event.place = self
+
+        def handle_event_removal(event: Event):
+            event.place = None
+
+        self._events = EventHandlingSet(
+            handle_event_addition, handle_event_removal)
 
     @property
     def label(self) -> str:
@@ -210,7 +218,7 @@ def coordinates(self, coordinates: Coordinates):
         self._coordinates = coordinates
 
     @property
-    def events(self):
+    def events(self) -> Iterable:
         return self._events
 
 
@@ -261,8 +269,13 @@ def place(self) -> Optional[Place]:
         return self._place
 
     @place.setter
-    def place(self, place: Place):
+    def place(self, place: Optional[Place]):
+        previous_place = self._place
         self._place = place
+        if previous_place is not None:
+            previous_place.events.remove(self)
+        if place is not None:
+            place.events.add(self)
 
     @property
     def type(self):
diff --git a/betty/gramps.py b/betty/gramps.py
index 8bd411836..a286ab572 100644
--- a/betty/gramps.py
+++ b/betty/gramps.py
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ def _parse_event(places: Dict[str, Place], element: Element) -> Tuple[str, Event
     # Parse the event place.
     place_handle = xpath1(element, './ns:place/@hlink')
     if place_handle:
-        place = places[place_handle]
-        event.place = place
-        place.events.add(event)
+        event.place = places[place_handle]
 
     return handle, event
diff --git a/betty/tests/test_ancestry.py b/betty/tests/test_ancestry.py
index 13df6ae28..b953c67ce 100644
--- a/betty/tests/test_ancestry.py
+++ b/betty/tests/test_ancestry.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 
-from betty.ancestry import EventHandlingSet, Person, Family
+from betty.ancestry import EventHandlingSet, Person, Family, Event, Place
 
 
 class EventHandlingSetTest(TestCase):
@@ -109,3 +109,24 @@ def test_children_should_sync_references(self):
         sut.children.remove(child)
         self.assertEquals([], list(sut.children))
         self.assertEquals(None, child.descendant_family)
+
+
+class PlaceTest(TestCase):
+    def test_events_should_sync_references(self):
+        event = Event('1', Event.Type.BIRTH)
+        sut = Place('1')
+        sut.events.add(event)
+        self.assertIn(event, sut.events)
+        self.assertEquals(sut, event.place)
+
+
+class EventTest(TestCase):
+    def test_place_should_sync_references(self):
+        place = Place('1')
+        sut = Event('1', Event.Type.BIRTH)
+        sut.place = place
+        self.assertEquals(place, sut.place)
+        self.assertIn(sut, place.events)
+        sut.place = None
+        self.assertEquals(None, sut.place)
+        self.assertNotIn(sut, place.events)
diff --git a/betty/tests/test_gramps.py b/betty/tests/test_gramps.py
index 0d12b5917..6b23ef035 100644
--- a/betty/tests/test_gramps.py
+++ b/betty/tests/test_gramps.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ def test_place_should_include_coordinates(self):
         self.assertEquals('52.366667', place.coordinates.latitude)
         self.assertEquals('4.9', place.coordinates.longitude)
 
+    def test_place_should_include_events(self):
+        place = self.ancestry.places['P0000']
+        event = self.ancestry.events['E0000']
+        self.assertIn(event, place.events)
+
 
 class ParsePersonTest(GrampsTestCase):
     def test_person_should_include_individual_name(self):
@@ -55,7 +60,8 @@ def test_family_should_include_children(self):
 class ParseEventTest(GrampsTestCase):
     def test_event_should_include_place(self):
         event = self.ancestry.events['E0000']
-        self.assertEquals('P0000', event.place.id)
+        place = self.ancestry.places['P0000']
+        self.assertEquals(place, event.place)
 
     def test_event_should_include_date(self):
         event = self.ancestry.events['E0000']