Gammelgarn

Gammelgarn

Sjauster in Gammelgarn
Gammelgarn
Coordinates: 57°24′16″N 18°48′16″E / 57.40444°N 18.80444°E / 57.40444; 18.80444Coordinates: 57°24′16″N 18°48′16″E / 57.40444°N 18.80444°E / 57.40444; 18.80444
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
  Total 187
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Gammelgarn is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Gammelgarn District.[4]

Geography

Gammelgarn is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Gammelgarn Church is located in the socken.[6] On the south shore of Gammelgarn are the fishing villages of Grynge and Sjauster (or Sjaustru), the latter with a long sandy beach.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Gammelgarn socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. "Gammelgarn". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 145–146. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
  7. "Sjauster". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. "Grynge". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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