Atlingbo

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

Atlingbo
Atlingbo Church
Atlingbo
Coordinates: 57°28′47″N 18°23′26″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total128
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Atlingbo is situated in the central part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Atlingbo Church is located in the socken.[6]

As of 2019, Atlingbo Church belongs to Vall-Hogrän-Atlingbo parish in Eskelhems pastorat, along with the churches in Vall and Hogrän.[7][8]

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References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Atlingbo socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  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. "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. "Atlingbo". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. Henriksson, Greta (17 June 2014). "Atlingbo kyrka". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.


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