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Eke, Gotland

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Country
  
Sweden

Area
  
18.55 km²

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.

Contents

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