Ganthem

Ganthem
Ganthem Church
Ganthem Church
Ganthem is located in Gotland
Ganthem
Ganthem
Location within Gotland
Coordinates: 57°30′52″N 18°34′54″E / 57.51444°N 18.58167°E / 57.51444; 18.58167
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total
23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
108
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ganthem is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Ganthem District, established on 1 January 2016.

Geography

Ganthem is situated in the central east part of Gotland. The medieval Ganthem Church is located in the socken. As of 2019, Ganthem Church belongs to Dalhem parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Dalhem, Hörsne and Ekeby.

References

  1. ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ganthem socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 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 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ganthem". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 147–148. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  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.