Country Sweden Population 485 (2014) Municipality Gotland Municipality | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Gotland County | |
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Dalhem (also referred to as Dalhem and Hallvide), is a settlement on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Dalhem District.
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Map of 622 56 Dalhem, Sweden
Geography
Dalhem is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Dalhem Church, sometimes referred to as Dalhem kyrkby. It is situated in central Gotland. The area is rural with farms, tourism and equestrian facilities as the main sources of income.
The Dunbodi General Store Museum in Dalhem, is a shop from the early 1900s, preserved as a museum.
Railway
The narrow-gauge railway on Gotland was decommissioned in the beginning of the 1960s. However, short parts of the railway tracks are still preserved. The most well-kept of these is the railway at Dalhem. Built in 1900–1902, it was originally 33 km (21 mi), with the latest restoration finished in 2015, the preserved part is 6.6 km (4.1 mi). The railway is maintained by the Gotland Train Association.