Fleringe Explained

Official Name:Fleringe
Native Name:Flairingge
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:_60.06 km2 is land[1]
Area Total Km2:69
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:74
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.8696°N 18.877°W

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

Community

The name is known since 1304 as Fledynge, the first part flaidh meaning "tear or wound" is figuratively used for "hills" or "wound in the landscape", such "wounds" can be found north and northwest of the church, and the last part inge meaning "inhabitants".[5] Fleringe is situated on the north coast of the main island, Gotland, west of Fårösund and right by Lake Bästeträsk. Fleringe is mostly forested land.[6] [7]

A number of grave mounds and stone circles from the bronze age can be found at Fleringe.[8] The medieval Fleringe Church is located in Fleringe.[9], Fleringe Church belongs to Bunge-Rute-Fleringe parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Bunge and Rute .[10] [11]

One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 9359 Fleringe, is named after this place.[12]

Limestone industry

From 1650, and peaking during the 1920s, the area around Fleringe contained many industries connected to the limestone industry on Gotland. The limestone industry closed down in 1990.[13] The old lime kiln can still be seen as a part of Bläse lime industry museum along with the old railway.[14] One of the old limestone quarries at Ar in north Fleringe is now filled with water so clear and blue it has been named the Blue Lagoon. It is a popular destination for people on the island.[15]

Lakes and research

The Lake Bästeträsk is the largest lake on Gotland. The water is very clear and shallow, with an average depth of 4.5m (14.8feet).[16]

The long, flat stone beaches at Ar in north Fleringe makes this an ideal location for weather and fishing research. There are two research stations at Ar, Fårösund väderstation and Fiskforskningsstationen connected to Campus Gotland and Uppsala University.[17] Sometimes these stations also hosts ornithological research.[18]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fleringe socken, Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2.
  2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 25 May 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. 24 May 2016.
  5. Book: Wahlberg. Mats. Svenskt ortnamnslexikon. 2003. Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet (SOFI). Uppsala. 91-7229-020-X.
  6. Book: Harlén. Hans. Harlén. Elvy. Sverige från A till Ö: geografisk-historisk uppslagsbok.. 2003. Kommentus. Stockholm. 91-7345-139-8.
  7. Web site: FörsamlingaR. www.scb.se/sv/. Statistika sentralbyrån. 1 June 2014.
  8. Web site: Fleringe fornlämningar. www.fmis.raa.se. Riksantikvarieämbetet. 1 June 2014.
  9. Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 137.
  10. Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 11 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 11 January 2019.
  12. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9359+Fleringe JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 9359 Fleringe
  13. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Bästeträsk. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 1 June 2014.
  14. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Bläse kalkbruksmuseum. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 1 June 2014.
  15. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Blå Lagunen. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 1 June 2014.
  16. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2013, pdf ("Gotland in numbers 2013"). www.gotland.se. Region Gotland. 4. 1 June 2014. 30 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130042935/http://gotland.se/64224. dead.
  17. Web site: Forskningsstationen Ar, Campus Gotland. www.hgo.se. Uppsala Universitet. 1 June 2014.
  18. Web site: Bygren. Per G. Utökad utrustning och forskning och tvärvetenskapliga studier via Fårösunds väderstation På Ar.. kundo.se. SMHI. 1 June 2014.

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