Halla, Gotland Explained

Official Name:	Halla
Native Name:	Halle
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:	14.87
Population As Of:	2014
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Total:	231
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	57.5108°N 18.4972°W

Halla 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 Halla District, established on 1January 2016.^[4]

Geography

Halla is situated in central Gotland.^[5] The medieval Halla Church is located in the socken.^[6], Halla Church belongs to Vänge parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Vänge, Buttle, Guldrupe, Sjonhem and Viklau.^{[7] [8]}

History

In 1904, the Broe helmet (RAÄ number Halla 48:1)^{[9] [10]} was found in a cremation grave at Broe farm, Högbro in Halla. It is a decorated Vendel iron helmet, of which only fragments remain.^{[11] [12]}

External links

• • Objects from Halla at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum

Notes and References

1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Halla socken. sv.
2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 30 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. 30 August 2016.
5. Web site: Halla. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 30 August 2016.
6. Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 165–166.
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: Föremål 273905. SHM 12291 . www.historiska.se . . 9 October 2019.
10. Web site: RAÄ-nummer Halla 48:1 . www.raä.se . . 9 October 2019.
11. 1907 . Statens Historiska Museum och k. Myntkabinettet: Tilväxten år 1904 . Månadsblad: 1903–1905 . . 31–34 . 169 . sv .
12. Book: Nerman, Birger . Birger Nerman . Die Vendelzeit Gotlands: Provisorisches Verzeichnis der Tafelfiguren . 1969b . Almqvist & Wiksell . Stockholm . de . .