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Martebo

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Country
  
Sweden

Area
  
27 km²

Population
  
174 (2014)

Province
  
Gotland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Monday 8:47 PM

Municipality
  
Gotland Municipality

Martebo

Weather
  
1°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 93% Humidity

Martebo is a settlement in the northwestern part of the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Martebo District. In 2006, the Stenkyrka parish was expanded to include the settlements of Tingstäde, Martebo and Lummelunda.

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Map of 624 40 Martebo, Sweden

Geography

Martebo is the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Martebo Church, sometimes referred to as Martebo kyrkby. The name is also used for the larger surrounding area, Martebo socken. It is situated in the northwest part of Gotland. The area is mainly farmed land, some of it on part of a drained mire. This is where the noted Martebo lights can be seen.

One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 3250 Martebo, is named after this place.

References

Martebo Wikipedia