Etelhem
Aitlaim (Gutnish) | |
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 Etelhem pottery | |
  Etelhem | |
| Coordinates: 57°20′14″N 18°29′45″E / 57.33722°N 18.49583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.61 km2 (18.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 289 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Etelhem 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 Etelhem District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
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Geography
Etelhem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Etelhem Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Etelhems kyrkby. It is situated in the central part of Gotland.[6]
As of 2019[update], Etelhem Church belongs to Garde parish, along with the churches in Garde, Alskog, Lye and Ardre.[7][8]
History
Founded and built in 1889, the pottery in Etelhem is the oldest pottery still in use on Gotland. On 31 August 2001, it was designated as a listed building.[9]
References
- ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Etelhems socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 8 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 8 July 2016.
- ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 119–120. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
- ^ "Etelhem". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Etelhems krukmakeri". www.kringla.nu. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
External links
Media related to Etelhem at Wikimedia Commons- Objects from Etelhem at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum
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