Country Sweden Area 46.21 km² Province Gotland County | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 259 (2014) Municipality Gotland Municipality | |
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Eksta is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Eksta District.
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Map of 623 54 Eksta, Sweden
Geography
Eksta is situated on the southwest coast of Gotland. The medieval Eksta Church is located in the socken. The two islands Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö just off the coast of Gotland are also part of Eksta.
History
The remains of a Pitted Ware culture settlement along with 85 graves from that Middle Neolithic period, have been found at Ajvide in Eksta. The settlement has been excavated and is known as the Ajvide Settlement, (Swedish: Ajvideboplatsen). Ajvide is also known for its beach meadow, Ajvide strandänge, one of only two on Gotland that are still used for harvesting hay.
References
Eksta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA