Follingbo Explained

Official Name:Follingbo
Native Name:Fållingbo
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 Km2:37.01
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:446
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.5822°N 18.3833°W

Follingbo 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 Follingbo District, established on 1January 2016.[4] [5]

The most distinguishing feature in Follingbo is the 260m (850feet) high Follingbo transmitter. It became operational on 24December 1959, and has since then been used for broadcasting television and radio to all of Gotland.[6] [7]

Geography

Follingbo is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Follingbo Church,[8] sometimes referred to as Follingbo kyrkby. It is situated in the west part of Gotland, just east of Visby.[9]

, Follingbo Church belongs to Follingbo parish in Romaklosters pastorat.[10] [11]

By the Svaide vät lake in Follingbo is Svaidestugan, a recreation area with tracks for running in summer and cross-country skiing in winter. In 2015, plans were made to restore the partially overgrown lake to its former open state and use it for ice skating.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Follingbo socken. sv.
  2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 10 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. 10 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Follingbo. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. 10 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Leino. Per. Årets julklapp 1959 - en skarp tv-bild. The main Christmas gift in 1959 - a sharp TV transmission. 24 December 2009. www.helagotland.se. Helagotland. 10 July 2016.
  7. Web site: Wennström. Christer. Follingbomasten – som alla sett…. www.vasternorrland.fro.se. FRO Gotland. 10 July 2016. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011202137/http://vasternorrland.fro.se/images/forbund/f42/42bladet/42-bladet-201212.pdf. dead.
  8. Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 140–142.
  9. Web site: Follingbo. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 10 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Svaidestugan. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. 31 July 2016.
  13. Web site: Klint. Kerstin. Pettersson. Mats. Nu ska Svaide få nytt liv. Bringing new life to Svaide. 14 October 2015. www.helagotland.se. HelaGotland. 31 July 2016.