Eke | |
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 Eke church | |
  Eke | |
| Coordinates:57°10′4″N18°22′44″E / 57.16778°N 18.37889°E /57.16778; 18.37889 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.55 km2 (7.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 63 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Eke is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Eke District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Eke is situated in the southeast part of Gotland.[5] ThemedievalEke Church is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019[update], Eke Church belongs to Havdhemparish in Sudretspastorat, along with the churches inHavdhem,Näs,Grötlingbo,Hablingbo andSilte.[7][8]
The Gudinghillfort in Eke was built during theIron Age. The wall that encircles it is approximately 450 m (1,480 ft) long and the courtyard about 12,000 m2 (130,000 ft2).[9]
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