Hangvar
| Hangvar | |
|---|---|
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Sigsarve beach in Hangvar | |
  Hangvar | |
| Coordinates: 57°50′21″N 18°41′18″E / 57.83917°N 18.68833°ECoordinates: 57°50′21″N 18°41′18″E / 57.83917°N 18.68833°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 84.18 km2 (32.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 344 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hangvar is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] On 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Hangvar District.[4]
Hangvar is the home of football club Hangvar SK.[5]
Geography
Hangvar is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Hangvar Church,[6] sometimes referred to as Hangvar kyrkby. It is situated across the northern tip of Gotland.[7]
Located on the west coast of Hangvar are the Sigsarve beach and fishing site, as well as Ireviken (or Irevik or Ihreviken), a former fishing village now a small holiday resort and community.[8][9]
Along the west coast of Hangvar is the Hall-Hangvar nature reserve. The reserve is the largest on Gotland, covering an area of 28 km2 (11 sq mi).[10] The reserve was established in 1967 and expanded in 1999.[11]
References
- ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Hangvars socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 31 August 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 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Hangvar SK – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. p. 170. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
- ↑ "Hangvar". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Sigsarvestrand fiskeläge". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Välkommen till Ireviken.se". www.ireviken.se. Ireviken.se. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Brynolf, Bertil. "Hall - Hangvar naturreservat". www.hallshuk.se. Bengt Elmerstad and Bertil Brynolf. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Hall-Hangvar". www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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