Ekeby, Gotland
Ekeby | |
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 Ekeby church | |
  Ekeby | |
| Coordinates: 57°35′24″N 18°30′52″E / 57.59000°N 18.51444°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 298 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ekeby is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Ekeby District.[4]
Geography
Ekeby is situated in the northern central part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Ekeby Church is located in the socken.[6]
References
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ekeby socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 2 July 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 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Ekeby". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 121–123. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
External links
Media related to Ekeby, Gotland at Wikimedia Commons- Objects from Ekeby at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum
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