Country Sweden County Gotland County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 276 (2014) | Province Gotland Municipality Gotland Municipality Area 36.16 km² | |
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Hörsne-Bara is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly two sockens, Hörsne and Bara, Bara was merged with Hörsne under the name Hörsne socken or Hörsne with Bara socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Hörsne-Bara District.
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Geography
Hörsne, or Hörsne with Bara, is the name of the socken, now district. Hörsne is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Hörsne Church, sometimes referred to as Hörsne kyrkby. It is situated in the central part of Gotland.
At the merging of the sockens and parishes, Hörsne Church was kept, while Bara Church was abandoned. It is now ruined and known as Bara ödekyrka ("Bara Church ruin"), although the grave yard is still in use. Situated by a hill, Baraberget, next to location of a former sacrificial site, it is now a popular place for picnics.
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10544 Hörsnebara, is named after this place.