Country Sweden Area 46.61 km² Population 289 (2014) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Wednesday 12:36 PM | |
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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.
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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(Text) CC BY-SA