Buttle, Gotland
| Buttle | |
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Änge picture stones in Buttle | |
  Buttle | |
| Coordinates: 57°24′9″N 18°31′47″E / 57.40250°N 18.52972°ECoordinates: 57°24′9″N 18°31′47″E / 57.40250°N 18.52972°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 90 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Buttle is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Buttle District.[4]
History
Two of the few picture stones left in their original places on Gotland, are located at Änge in Buttle. Most other stones have been used as building material in local churches or moved to various museums.[5] At 3.85 m (12.6 ft), the larger of the two is also the tallest known picture stone on the island.[6][7]
Geography
Buttle is situated in the central part of Gotland.[8] The medieval Buttle Church is located in the socken.[9]
As of 2016, Buttle is best known for holding the record for both the lowest and highest temperature on Gotland. The highest temperature, 35.2 °C (95.4 °F), was recorded on 8 August 1975 and the lowest, −32.8 °C (−27.0 °F), on 9 February 1966.[10]
References
- ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Buttle socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Änges bildstenar". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "RAÄ-nummer Buttle 42:1". www.raa.se. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Henriksson, Greta (11 January 2015). "Fornminnen Buttle". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Buttle". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 113–115. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
- ↑ Vedin, Haldo. "Gotlands klimat" (PDF). www.smhi.se. Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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