Gothem

Gothem (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡûːthɛm])[3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Gothem District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]

Not to be confused with Gotham (disambiguation).

Gothem
Gotum(Gutnish)
Gothem Church
Gothem Church
Gothem is located in Gotland
Gothem
Gothem
Coordinates: 57°34′31″N 18°44′6″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total71.79 km2 (27.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total381
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.gothem.se

Geography

Gothem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name given to the small settlement close to the church in the socken, although that name is purely administrative and does not appear on maps. It is situated on the east coast of Gotland.[6] One of Gotland's major streams, Gothemsån, has its outflow at Åminne in Gothem.[7]

The medieval Gothem Church is located in the socken.[8] As of 2019, Gothem Church belongs to Gothem parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Norrlanda, Källunge and Vallstena.[9][10]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10809 Majsterrojr, is named after the Majsterrojr cairn in Gothem.[11]

History

One of the largest Bronze Age cairns on Gotland, the Majsterrojr, is in Gothem. It is approximately 4 m (13 ft) high and 33 m (108 ft) in diameter and is surrounded by Bronze Age graves. It is situated on a small hill with stacks, that have also been used as building material for the cairn and the graves.[12]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Gothems 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 22 June 2016.
  3. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 9.
  4. 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.
  5. "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. "Gothem". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  7. Pettersson, Urban (2006). Gothemsån: biotopkartering november 2005 (PDF). Rapporter om natur och miljö, 1653-7041 ; 2006:8 (in Swedish). Visby: Länsstyrelsen i Gotlands län. p. 5. ISSN 1653-7041. SELIBR 10432364.
  8. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 151–153. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  9. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. "10809 Majsterrojr (1993 FS14)". NASA. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  12. Enderborg, Bernt. "Majsterrojr". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2016.


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