Grötlingbo

Grötlingbo
Gråitlingbo(Gutnish)
Kattlund farm in Grötlingbo
Kattlund farm in Grötlingbo
Grötlingbo is located in Gotland
Grötlingbo
Grötlingbo
Coordinates: 57°8′1″N 18°20′47″E / 57.13361°N 18.34639°E / 57.13361; 18.34639
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total
34.66 km2 (13.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total
222
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Grötlingbo 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 Grötlingbo District, established on 1 January 2016.[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] As of 2019, Grötlingbo Church belongs to Havdhem parish in Sudrets pastorat, along with the churches in Havdhem, Näs, Eke, Hablingbo and Silte.[9][10]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10812 Grötlingbo, is named after this place.[11]

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. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Grötlingbo". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 153–156. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  9. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. ^ "10812 Grotlingbo (1993 FZ25)". NASA. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2016.