Öja | |
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 Öja Church | |
  Öja | |
| Coordinates:57°2′7″N18°18′0″E / 57.03528°N 18.30000°E /57.03528; 18.30000 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.19 km2 (14.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 479 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Öja is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Öja District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Öja is situated partly on the narrow southern isthmus that connects the Storsudret peninsula to Gotland and partly on the peninsula itself.[5] ThemedievalÖja Church is located in the socken.[6] ThelocalityBurgsvik is in the west part of Öja.[7] As of 2019[update], Öja Church belongs to Hoburgparish in Sudretspastorat, along with the churches inHamra,Vamlingbo,Sundre andFide.[8][9]
One of theasteroids in theasteroid belt,10123 Fideöja, isnamed after this place and the neighboringFide socken.[10]
Öja is mostly known for the 1.5 m (4.9 ft), 13th century, wooden sculptureÖjamadonnan ("The Öja Madonna"), aStabat Mater representation of theVirgin Mary. TheCatholic statue was removed from the Öja Church during theSwedish Reformation and stowed away in a woodshed. It was later retrieved byGotland Museum, renovated in 1948 and it is now displayed in the museum. A replica of the statue for Öja Church, was later made by sculptor Bertil Nyström. The sculpture has been chosen as one of the Treasured Objects in Sweden.[11][12]
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