Ekeby, Gotland

Ekeby
Ekeby church
Ekeby
Coordinates: 57°35′24″N 18°30′52″E / 57.59000°N 18.51444°E / 57.59000; 18.51444Coordinates: 57°35′24″N 18°30′52″E / 57.59000°N 18.51444°E / 57.59000; 18.51444
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 298
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

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

Geography

Ekeby is situated in the northern central part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Ekeby Church is located in the socken.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ekeby 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 2 July 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 2 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ekeby". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 121–123. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.


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