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W.carter/sandbox-3
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative XX District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Geography

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 is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Church,[5] sometimes referred to as  kyrkby. It is situated in the  part of Gotland.[6]

As of 2019, XX Church belongs to XX parish in XX pastorat.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. ^ "Gotland i siffror 2017" [Gotland in numbers 2017]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  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 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. –. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  6. ^ www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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Category:Populated places in Gotland County