Klintehamn Explained

Official Name:Klintehamn
Native Name:Klintehamni
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 Km2:2.12
Population As Of:31 December 2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,350
Population Density Km2:643
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.4°N 30°W

Klintehamn (in Swedish pronounced as /klɪntɛˈhamn/)[3] is a locality in Klinte on the Swedish island of Gotland with 1,350 inhabitants in 2010.

Transportation

Klintehamn is a shipping port on the west coast of Gotland where timber and agricultural products are shipped to mainland Sweden. The harbor also has a marina for small boats. During summer, ferries depart daily from the harbor to Stora Karlsö island.[4]

In 1897, a railway was built from Klintehamn to Romakloster for transporting sugar beets to the sugar refinery in Roma.[5] [6]

Events

Since the first half of the 19th century, the annual Klinte 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.[7] [8] [9]

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. 14.
  4. Web site: Bernt. Enderborg. Klintehamn. Guteinfo. www.guteinfo.com. 26 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Tjuls järnvägsstation. Tjuls railway museum. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 26 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Tjuls Järnvägsmuseum. Tjuls railway museum. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. 26 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Klinte Marknad . www.gotland.com . Region Gotland . 8 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Marknadshösten inleds i Slite . www.gotland.net . 16 August 2009. Gotlands Media AB . 8 January 2019.
  9. Web site: James . Maria . Marknader . www.gotland.se . 22 May 2017. Gotland County Administrative Board . 8 January 2019.