Gerum Explained

Official Name:Gerum
Native Name:Gärum
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 Km2:13.57
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:66
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.2944°N 18.3294°W

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

Geography

Gerum is situated in the south central part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Gerum Church is located in the socken.[6], Gerum Church belongs to Gerum parish in Fardhems pastorat.[7] [8]

In the south part of Gerum is the 15ha Sandarve Kulle nature reserve. The reserve was established in 1984, and comprises a large limestone cliff rising about 20- over the surrounding landscape. Its highest point is at an elevation of 60m (200feet).[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Gerum socken. sv.
  2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 13 August 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. 13 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Gerum. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 13 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Henriksson. Greta. Gerum kyrka. www.gotland.se. 13 September 2014. Gotland Municipality. 13 August 2016.
  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: Sandarve kulle. www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. 13 August 2016.