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Ardre, Gotland

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Country
  
Sweden

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
314 (2014)

Municipality
  
Gotland Municipality

County
  
Gotland County

Area
  
38.73 km²

Province
  
Gotland

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Ardre is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Ardre District. It is most noted for the Viking Ardre image stones found under the floor boards of the Ardre Church.

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Map of 623 66 Ardre, Sweden

Geography

Ardre is situated on the central east coast of Gotland, with the island's oldest seaside resort Ljugarn as the main locality in the socken. The medieval Ardre Church is located in Ardre.

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10130 Ardre, is named after this place.

References

Ardre, Gotland Wikipedia