Klinte is a populated socken on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Klinte District, established on 1January 2016.[4]
Geography
Klinte is the name of the socken as well as the district. It was also the name of the small village surrounding the medievalKlinte Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Klinte kyrkby. In 2015, that small locality was merged with the larger localityKlintehamn. Klinte is situated on the central west coast of Gotland where it straddles the slopes of limestone cliffs (known as klinten) surrounding a natural harbor.[6]
Since the first half of the 19th century, the annual Klinte Market is one of the major autumn markets on Gotland. There are five official markets held on the island in August–October: Slite, Havdhem, Kräklingbo, Klintehamn and Hemse, each usually spanning a weekend.[9][10][11]
References
^Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
^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.
