Klinte

Klinte is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Klinte District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Klinte
View over Klinte
View over Klinte
Klinte is located in Gotland
Klinte
Klinte
Coordinates: 57°22′42″N 18°13′55″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total29.14 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,569
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Klinte is the name of the socken as well as the district. It was also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Klinte Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Klinte kyrkby. In 2015, that small locality was merged with the larger locality Klintehamn. Klinte is situated on the central west coast of Gotland where it straddles the slopes of limestone cliffs (known as klinten) surrounding a natural harbor.[6]

As of 2019, Klinte Church, along with Klinte Harbor Church (Hamnkyrkan), belong to Klinte parish in Klinte pastorat.[7][8]

Events

Since the first half of the 19th century, the annual Klinte Market is one of the major autumn markets on Gotland. There are five official markets held on the island in August–October: Slite, Havdhem, Kräklingbo, Klintehamn and Hemse, each usually spanning a weekend.[9][10][11]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2017" [Gotland in numbers 2017]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  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 8 January 2019.
  5. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 185–187. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  6. "Klinte". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  9. "Klinte Marknad". www.gotland.com. Region Gotland. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  10. "Marknadshösten inleds i Slite". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. James, Maria (22 May 2017). "Marknader". www.gotland.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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