Endre, Gotland Explained

Official Name:Endre
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gotland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gotland Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gotland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gotland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:23.69
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:348
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.61°N 18.4653°W

Endre 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 Endre District, established on 1January 2016.[4]

Geography

Endre is situated in the central part of Gotland, just east of Visby.[5] The medieval Endre Church is located in the socken.[6], Endre Church belongs to Endre parish in Romaklosters pastorat.[7] [8]

The Ölbäck (litt. "Beer stream") nature reserve is in Endre. The 99ha reserve was designated a Natura 2000 area in 2004. It is named after the now razed Ölbäck Inn, a tavern located about 2.8km (01.7miles) from Visby, where peasants and traders used to stop on their way from market. In the north part of the reserve is a stone cross, erected to commemorate the place where a priest, Mr Jörgen, is said to have been killed by an eagle as he was riding home to Endre in 1336.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Endre socken. sv.
  2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 6 July 2016. 30 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130042935/http://gotland.se/64224. dead.
  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. Web site: Förordning om district. Regulation of districts. 17 June 2015. Ministry of Finance. 6 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Endre. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 6 July 2016.
  6. Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 125–128.
  7. Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Ölbäck. www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. 6 July 2016.