Alva, Gotland

Alva
Alva Church
Alva
Coordinates: 57°12′22″N 18°22′13″E / 57.20611°N 18.37028°E / 57.20611; 18.37028Coordinates: 57°12′22″N 18°22′13″E / 57.20611°N 18.37028°E / 57.20611; 18.37028
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 23,3 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 133
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

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

Geography

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

References

  1. ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
  2. ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 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 24 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 90–92. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
  6. ↑ "Alva". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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