Havdhem Explained

Official Name:Havdhem
Native Name:Havdum
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 Km2:0.90
Population As Of:31 December 2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:300
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.15°N 37°W

Havdhem (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈhâvdhɛm/)[3] is a locality situated on the Swedish island of Gotland with 300 inhabitants in 2014.

Havdhem is also the name of the larger populated area, socken (not to be confused with parish).[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Havdhem District, established on 1January 2016.[5]

Geography

Havdhem is the name of the locality surrounding the medieval Havdhem Church,[6] sometimes referred to as Havdhem kyrkby. It is also the name of the socken as well as the district. Havdhem is situated in the central south part of Gotland.[7]

, Havdhem Church belongs to Havdhem parish in Sudrets pastorat, along with the churches in Näs, Grötlingbo, Eke, Hablingbo and Silte.[8] [9]

History

In 1961, Havdhem Municipality initiated a relief work project at Havor hillfort in Hablingbo that lead to the discovery of the Havor Hoard.[10] [11]

Events

The annual Havdhem Market is one of the major autumn markets on Gotland. There are five official markets held on the island in August–October: Slite, Havdhem, Kräklingbo, Klintehamn and Hemse, each usually spanning a weekend.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  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. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 10.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Förordning om district. Regulation of districts. 17 June 2015. Ministry of Finance. 24 May 2016.
  6. Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 170–171.
  7. Web site: Havdhem. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 30 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  10. Web site: RAÄ-nummer Hablingbo 32:1. www.raa.se. Swedish National Heritage Board. 12 May 2016.
  11. Book: Nylén. Erik. Lund Hansen. Ulla. Manneke. Peter. The Havor hoard: the gold, the bronzes, the fort. 2005. Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. 9174023454. 15 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Marknadshösten inleds i Slite . www.gotland.net . 16 August 2009 . Gotlands Media AB . 8 January 2019 .
  13. Web site: James . Maria . Marknader . www.gotland.se . 22 May 2017. Gotland County Administrative Board . 8 January 2019.