Ganthem
Ganthem | |
|---|---|
 Ganthem Church | |
  Ganthem | |
| Coordinates: 57°30′52″N 18°34′54″E / 57.51444°N 18.58167°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 108 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ganthem is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Ganthem District.[4]
Geography
Ganthem is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Ganthem Church is located in the socken.[6]
References
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ganthem socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on Kartinställningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map from the Swedish National Heritage Board database.
- ^ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Ganthem". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 147–148. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
External links
- Objects from Ganthem at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum
Media related to Ganthem at Wikimedia Commons
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