Boge, Gotland

Boge

Tjelvars Grave in Boge
Boge
Coordinates: 57°41′13″N 18°45′46″E / 57.68694°N 18.76278°E / 57.68694; 18.76278Coordinates: 57°41′13″N 18°45′46″E / 57.68694°N 18.76278°E / 57.68694; 18.76278
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 259
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Boge is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] On 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Boge District.[4]

Geography

Boge is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Boge Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Boge kyrkby. It is situated on the northern east coast of Gotland.[6]

History

Boge is best known for one of the stone ships located in the area Tjelvar's Grave. The stone ship is 18 m (59 ft) long and 5 m (16 ft) wide. It dates from the Bronze Age. Close to it are two hillforts and a minor grave field. According to legend, the ship is the burial site of Tjelvar, the first Gotlander.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Boge 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 30 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 30 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 103–104. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
  6. ↑ "Boge". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Tjelvars grav". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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