Väte
Not to be confused with Vätö.
| Väte | |
|---|---|
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Norrbys museum farm in Väte | |
  Väte | |
| Coordinates: 57°26′56″N 18°21′50″E / 57.44889°N 18.36389°ECoordinates: 57°26′56″N 18°21′50″E / 57.44889°N 18.36389°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 33.93 km2 (13.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 339 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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Väte is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Väte District.[4]
The Norrbys museum farm in Väte is the only Cultural Reserve on Gotland. It is run and maintained by Gotland Museum. The farm is kept in the same way as it was in the 1930s.[5]
Geography
Väte is situated in the central part of Gotland.[6] The medieval Väte Church is located in the socken.[7]
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 12312 Väte, is named after this place.[8]
References
- ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Väte socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 17 June 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 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kulturreservat Norrbys" [The Norrby Cultural Reserve]. www.lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). Gotland County Boardaccessdate=13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Väte". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Väte kyrka". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "12312 Vate (1992 EM8)". NASA. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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