Ekeby, Gotland

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

Not to be confused with Eke, Gotland.

Ekeby
Ekeby church
Ekeby
Coordinates: 57°35′24″N 18°30′52″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total298
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Ekeby is situated in the northern central part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Ekeby Church is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019, Ekeby Church belongs to Dalhem parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Dalhem, Ganthem and Hörsne.[7][8]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Ekeby 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 2 July 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. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. "Ekeby". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 121–123. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  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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