Country Sweden Area 18.55 kmĀ² Province Gotland County | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 63 (2014) Municipality Gotland Municipality | |
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Eke is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Eke District.
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Map of 623 40 Eke, Sweden
History
The Guding hillfort in Eke was built during the Iron Age. The wall that encircles it is approximately 450 m (1,480 ft) long and the courtyard about 12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft).
Geography
Eke is situated in the southeast part of Gotland. The medieval Eke Church is located in the socken.
References
Eke, Gotland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA