Hejdeby
Not to be confused with Hedeby.
| Hejdeby | |
|---|---|
|
Hejdeby Church | |
  Hejdeby | |
| Coordinates: 57°37′49″N 18°26′33″E / 57.63028°N 18.44250°ECoordinates: 57°37′49″N 18°26′33″E / 57.63028°N 18.44250°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 22.02 km2 (8.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 153 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hejdeby is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Hejdeby District.[4]
Geography
Hejdeby is situated in the northwest part of Gotland, just east of Visby.[5] The medieval Hejdeby Church is located in the socken.[6]
References
- ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Hejdeby socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Hejdeby". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 174–175. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
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