Gothem Explained

Official Name:Gothem
Native Name:Gotum
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 Km2:71.79
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:381
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.5753°N 18.735°W

Gothem (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈɡûːthɛm/)[3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Gothem District, established on 1January 2016.[5]

Geography

Gothem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name given to the small settlement close to the church in the socken, although that name is purely administrative and does not appear on maps. It is situated on the east coast of Gotland.[6] One of Gotland's major streams, Gothemsån, has its outflow at Åminne in Gothem.[7]

The medieval Gothem Church is located in the socken.[8], Gothem Church belongs to Gothem parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Norrlanda, Källunge and Vallstena.[9] [10]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10809 Majsterrojr, is named after the Majsterrojr cairn in Gothem.[11]

History

One of the largest Bronze Age cairns on Gotland, the Majsterrojr, is in Gothem. It is approximately 4m (13feet) high and 33m (108feet) in diameter and is surrounded by Bronze Age graves. It is situated on a small hill with stacks, that have also been used as building material for the cairn and the graves.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Gothems socken . sv.
  2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 22 June 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. 9.
  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. 22 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Gothem. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 22 June 2016.
  7. Book: Pettersson, Urban . Gothemsån: biotopkartering november 2005 . Rapporter om natur och miljö, 1653-7041 ; 2006:8 . 1653-7041 . 2006 . Länsstyrelsen i Gotlands län . Visby . . 5 . sv.
  8. Book: Lagerlöf. Erland. Svahnström. Gunnar. Gotlands kyrkor. Gotland's Churches. sv. . 1973. Rabén & Sjögren. Stockholm. 91-29-41035-5. 151–153.
  9. Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  11. Web site: 10809 Majsterrojr (1993 FS14). NASA. 22 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Majsterrojr. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 22 June 2016.