Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 114 (2014) | Municipality Gotland Municipality Area 24.87 km² | |
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Bäl is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Bäl District.
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Map of 624 34 B%C3%A4l, Sweden
Geography
Bäl is the name of the larger area, Bäl socken, surrounding the small village of Gute where the medieval Bäl Church, is located. Gute is sometimes referred to as Bäl, Bäl kyrkby or Bäls kyrkby Gute. It is situated in the northeast part of Gotland.
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 8678 Bäl, is named after this place.
References
Bäl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA