Official Name: | Etelhem |
Native Name: | Aitlaim |
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: | 46.61 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 289 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 57.3372°N 18.4958°W |
Etelhem 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 Etelhem District, established on 1January 2016.[4]
Etelhem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Etelhem Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Etelhems kyrkby. It is situated in the central part of Gotland.[6]
, Etelhem Church belongs to Garde parish, along with the churches in Garde, Alskog, Lye and Ardre.[7] [8]
Founded and built in 1889, the pottery in Etelhem is the oldest pottery still in use on Gotland. On 31August 2001, it was designated as a listed building.[9]