Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 37.01 km² | Municipality Gotland Municipality Website www.follingbo.se Population 446 (2014) | |
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Follingbo is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, On 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Follingbo District.
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Map of 621 91 Follingbo, Sweden
The most distinguishing feature in Follingbo is the 260 m (850 ft) high Follingbo transmitter. It became operational on 24 December 1959, and has since then been used for broadcasting television and radio to all of Gotland.
Geography
Follingbo is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Follingbo Church, sometimes referred to as Follingbo kyrkby. It is situated in the west part of Gotland, just east of Visby.
By the Svaide vät lake in Follingbo is Svaidestugan, a recreation area with tracks for running in summer and cross-country skiing in winter. In 2015, plans were made to restore the partially overgrown lake to its former open state and use it for ice skating.