Grötlingbo

Grötlingbo

Kattlund farm in Grötlingbo
Grötlingbo
Coordinates: 57°8′1″N 18°20′47″E / 57.13361°N 18.34639°E / 57.13361; 18.34639Coordinates: 57°8′1″N 18°20′47″E / 57.13361°N 18.34639°E / 57.13361; 18.34639
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 34.66 km2 (13.38 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
  Total 222
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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

The Kattlund farm in Grötlingbo is medieval. It is an open-air museum maintained by Gotland Museum where markets, jousting tournaments and private events are held.[5][6]

Geography

Grötlingbo is situated on the southeast coast of Gotland.[7] The medieval Grötlingbo Church is located in the socken.[8]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10812 Grötlingbo, is named after this place.[9]

References

  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Grötlingbo 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 6 June 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 6 June 2016.
  5. Andrén, Anders (2011). Det medeltida Gotland: en arkeologisk guidebook [Medieval Gotland: an archeological guide] (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska Media. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-91-85873-83-8.
  6. "Välkommen till Kattlunds" [Welcome to Kattlund's]. www.kattlunds.se (in Swedish). Kattlunds. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. "Grötlingbo". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 153–156. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
  9. "10812 Grotlingbo (1993 FZ25)". NASA. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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