Country Sweden Area 31.07 km² Province Gotland County | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 90 (2014) Municipality Gotland Municipality | |
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Buttle is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Buttle District.
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Map of 622 48 Buttle, Sweden
History
Two of the few picture stones left in their original places on Gotland, are located at Änge in Buttle. Most other stones have been used as building material in local churches or moved to various museums. At 3.85 m (12.6 ft), the larger of the two is also the tallest known picture stone on the island.
Geography
Buttle is situated in the central part of Gotland. The medieval Buttle Church is located in the socken.
As of 2016, Buttle is best known for holding the record for both the lowest and highest temperature on Gotland. The highest temperature, 35.2 °C (95.4 °F), was recorded on 8 August 1975 and the lowest, −32.8 °C (−27.0 °F), on 9 February 1966.