VĂ€skinde
VĂ€skinde | |
|---|---|
 VĂ€skinde Church | |
  VĂ€skinde Location within Gotland | |
| Coordinates: 57°41âČN 18°25âČEï»ż / ï»ż57.683°N 18.417°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
 âąÂ Total | 0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Population  (31 December 2014)[2] | |
 âąÂ Total | 1,501 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
|  âąÂ Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
VĂ€skinde (Swedish pronunciation: [ËvÉÌɧËÉȘndÉ])[3] is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland.
VĂ€skinde 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 VĂ€skinde District, established on 1Â January 2016.[5]
Geography
[edit]VĂ€skinde is the name of the locality surrounding the medieval VĂ€skinde Church,[6] sometimes referred to as VĂ€skinde kyrkby. It is also the name of the socken as well as the district. VĂ€skinde is located in the northwest part of Gotland.[7] As of 2019[update], VĂ€skinde Church belongs to VĂ€skinde parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Bro, Fole, Lokrume, Hejnum and BĂ€l.[8][9]
At SjÀlsö in the south part of the VÀskinde 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
[edit]In VÀskinde there is a school from kindergarten to sixth year of primary school with about 200 pupils from VÀskinde, 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 VÀskinde with Bus 27, 61 and 62.[14]
References
[edit]- â "TĂ€torternas landareal, folkmĂ€ngd och invĂ„nare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- â "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- â Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 28.
- â The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on KartinstĂ€llningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map from the Swedish National Heritage Board database.
- â "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- â Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). VĂ„ra kyrkor [Our churches] (in Swedish). VĂ€stervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 672. ISBN 91-971561-0-8. SELIBR 7794694.
- â "VĂ€skinde". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- â "Församlingar pĂ„ Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- â "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- â Enderborg, Bernt. "Brucebo". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- â Enderborg, Bernt. "Brissund". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- â "VĂ€skinde skola". Region Gotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- â "VĂ€skinde - stationsĂ€nget". Gotlands Ă€ngar. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- â "Busstidtabeller". Region Gotland. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
External links
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Media related to VĂ€skinde at Wikimedia Commons- Objects from VĂ€skinde at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum
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