Vänge, Gotland

Vänge

Vänge Church
Vänge
Coordinates: 57°27′7″N 18°30′41″E / 57.45194°N 18.51139°E / 57.45194; 18.51139Coordinates: 57°27′7″N 18°30′41″E / 57.45194°N 18.51139°E / 57.45194; 18.51139
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 39.76 km2 (15.35 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 390
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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

Geography

Vänge is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Vänge Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Vänge kyrkby. It is situated in the central part of Gotland.[6]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10794 Vänge, is named after this place.[7]

History

With the establishing of railways on Gotland in 1878, one of the stations resulted in the settlement Bjärges in Vänge. Other settlements are Bringes and Nickarve.[8]

With several equestrian establishments, Vänge is horse country. The Western Riders Arena is used for western riding and rodeo events. A number of the members of the Gotland Western Riders also perform as jousting knights in the Tournamentum team at the annual Medieval Week on Gotland and national jousting tournaments.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Vänge 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 1 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 11 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor [Our churches] (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 686. ISBN 91-971561-0-8. LIBRIS 7794694.
  6. ↑ "Vänge". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "10794 Vange (1992 DW5)". NASA. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Vänge: Bjärges". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Western riders (hästar)". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Härding, Emma (31 July 2015). "Livet som riddare" [Life as a knight]. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gotländska riddare mästare i Tornerspel" [Gotlandis knights Jousting Champions]. www.sverigesradio.se. Sveriges Radio. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2016.


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