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Etelhem

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Country
  
Sweden

Area
  
46.61 km²

Population
  
289 (2014)

Province
  
Gotland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:36 PM

Municipality
  
Gotland Municipality

Etelhem

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 76% Humidity

Etelhem is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, On 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Etelhem District.

Contents

Map of 623 74 Etelhem, Sweden

History

Founded and built in 1889, the pottery in Etelhem is the oldest pottery still in use on Gotland. On 31 August 2001, it was designated as a listed building.

Geography

Etelhem is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Etelhem Church, sometimes referred to as Etelhems kyrkby. It is situated in the central part of Gotland.

References

Etelhem Wikipedia