Väskinde

Väskinde (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɛ̂ɧːɪndɛ])[3] is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland.

Väskinde
Väskinde Church
Väskinde
Coordinates: 57°41′N 18°25′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2014)[2]
 • Total1,501
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Väskinde 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 Väskinde District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]

Geography

Väskinde is the name of the locality surrounding the medieval Väskinde Church,[6] sometimes referred to as Väskinde kyrkby. It is also the name of the socken as well as the district. Väskinde is located in the northwest part of Gotland.[7] As of 2019, Väskinde Church belongs to Väskinde parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Bro, Fole, Lokrume, Hejnum and Bäl.[8][9]

At Själsö in the south part of the Väskinde socken coast, is Brucebo nature reserve and art museum. Formerly the home of artists William Blair Bruce and his wife Carolina Benedicks-Bruce, it is now managed by the Brucebo Foundation.[10] Further north along the coast is Brissund fishing village and beach.[11]

Services

In Väskinde there is a school from kindergarten to sixth year of primary school with about 200 pupils from Väskinde, and nearby localities Lummelunda and Bro.[12] The locality has an active Hembygdsförening or cultural association organising activities such as midsummer dance, and caring for local meadows.[13] The public transport system services Väskinde with Bus 27, 61 and 62.[14]

References
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 28.
  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. "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor [Our churches] (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 672. ISBN 91-971561-0-8. SELIBR 7794694.
  7. "Väskinde". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  10. Enderborg, Bernt. "Brucebo". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  11. Enderborg, Bernt. "Brissund". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  12. "Väskinde skola". Region Gotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  13. "Väskinde - stationsänget". Gotlands ängar. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  14. "Busstidtabeller". Region Gotland. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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