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Bro, Gotland

Coordinates:57°40′8″N18°28′43″E / 57.66889°N 18.47861°E /57.66889; 18.47861
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Not to be confused withBro, Stockholm.
Place in Gotland, Sweden
Bro
Bro and Duss
Bro Church
Bro Church
Bro is located in Gotland
Bro
Bro
Coordinates:57°40′8″N18°28′43″E / 57.66889°N 18.47861°E /57.66889; 18.47861
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total
24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total
389
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitebrosocken.se

Bro (sometimes calledBro and Duss) is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Bro District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Geography

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Bro is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding themedievalBro Church,[5] sometimes referred to asBro kyrkby. It is situated in the northwest part of Gotland, northeast ofVisby.[6]

As of 2019[update], Bro Church belongs to Väskindeparish in Norra Gotlandspastorat, along with the churches inVäskinde,Fole,Lokrume,Hejnum andBäl.[7][8]

One of theasteroids in theasteroid belt,10128 Bro, isnamed after this place.[9]

Gallery

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  • Holy spring at Bro.
    Holy spring at Bro.
  • Church yard at Bro church.
    Church yard at Bro church.
  • Old stone bridge at Bro.
    Old stone bridge at Bro.
  • Picture stones at Bro.
    Picture stones at Bro.

References

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  1. ^Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955).Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
  2. ^"Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015].www.gotland.se.Gotland Municipality. Archived fromthe original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved25 May 2016.
  3. ^The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking onKartinställningar and check theSocken box in the menu ofthis map from theSwedish National Heritage Board database.
  4. ^"Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts](PDF).Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved24 May 2016.
  5. ^Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973).Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm:Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 104–107.ISBN 91-29-41035-5.SELIBR 7232718.
  6. ^"Bro".www.ne.se.Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved27 May 2016.
  7. ^"Församlingar på Gotland".www.svenskakyrkan.se.Church of Sweden. Retrieved11 January 2019.
  8. ^"Visby stifts indelning 2018".www.svenskakyrkan.se.Church of Sweden. Retrieved11 January 2019.
  9. ^"JPL Small-Body Database Browser".NASA. Retrieved2008-04-25.

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Coat of arms of Gotland County
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