Ala, Gotland

Ala
Ala Church
Ala Church
Ala is located in Gotland
Ala
Ala
Coordinates: 57°25′8″N 18°38′7″E / 57.41889°N 18.63528°E / 57.41889; 18.63528
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
31.74 km2 (12.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total
125
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ala 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 Ala District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Ala is known for the old carvings, some medieval, of ships on the walls of the church tower. The carvings are reminiscent of the one in Fide.[5]

Geography

Ala is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[6] The medieval Ala Church is located in the socken.[7] As of 2023, Ala Church belongs to Östergarn parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Östergarn, Gammelgarn, Kräklingbo and Anga.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ala 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 26 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ^ Enderborg, Bernt. "Skeppsristningar i Ala". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Ala". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 86–88. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  8. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 18 September 2023.


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