Ganthem Explained
| Official Name: | Ganthem |
| Native Name: | Gantum |
| 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: | 23.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 108 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 57.5144°N 18.5817°W |
Ganthem 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 Ganthem District, established on 1January 2016.[4]
Geography
Ganthem is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Ganthem Church is located in the socken.[6], Ganthem Church belongs to Dalhem parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Dalhem, Hörsne and Ekeby.[7] [8]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Ganthem socken. sv.
- Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 7 August 2016. 30 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130042935/http://gotland.se/64224. dead.
- 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.
- Web site: Förordning om district. Regulation of districts. 17 June 2015. Ministry of Finance. 7 August 2016.
- Web site: Ganthem. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 5 August 2016.
- Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 147–148.
- Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
- Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
