Country Sweden County Gotland County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 390 (2014) | Province Gotland Municipality Gotland Municipality Area 39.76 km² | |
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Vänge is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Vänge District.
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Geography
Vänge is the name of the socken, now district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Vänge Church, sometimes referred to as Vänge kyrkby. It is situated in the central part of Gotland.
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10794 Vänge, is named after this place.
History
With the establishing of railways on Gotland in 1878, one of the stations resulted in the settlement Bjärges in Vänge. Other settlements are Bringes and Nickarve.
With several equestrian establishments, Vänge is horse country. The Western Riders Arena is used for western riding and rodeo events. A number of the members of the Gotland Western Riders also perform as jousting knights in the Tournamentum team at the annual Medieval Week on Gotland and national jousting tournaments.