Ardre, Gotland

Ardre

Sea stacks at Folhammar in Ardre
Ardre
Coordinates: 57°22′46″N 18°41′48″E / 57.37944°N 18.69667°E / 57.37944; 18.69667Coordinates: 57°22′46″N 18°41′48″E / 57.37944°N 18.69667°E / 57.37944; 18.69667
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 314
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Ardre is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Ardre District.[4] It is most noted for the Viking Ardre image stones found under the floor boards of the Ardre Church.[5]

Geography

Ardre is situated on the central east coast of Gotland,[6] with the island's oldest seaside resort Ljugarn as the main locality in the socken.[7][8] The medieval Ardre Church is located in Ardre.[9]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10130 Ardre, is named after this place.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ardre 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 3 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 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ardre kyrka" [Ardre Church]. www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ardre". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Jonsson, Marita (1987). Vägen till kulturen på Gotland. Gotländskt arkiv, 0434-2429 ; 59(1987). Visby: Gotlands fornsal. ISBN 91-971048-0-9. LIBRIS 7793296.
  8. ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Ljugarns hamn" [Ljugarn harbor]. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 95–97. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
  10. ↑ "10130 Ardre (1993 FJ50)". NASA. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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