Hablingbo | |
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 Hablingbo train station | |
  Hablingbo | |
| Coordinates:57°11′14″N18°15′45″E / 57.18722°N 18.26250°E /57.18722; 18.26250 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 247 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | hablingbo |
Hablingbo (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈhâbːlɪŋˌbuː])[3] is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[4][5] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Hablingbo District, established on 1 January 2016.[6]
In 1961, theHavor Hoard was found at ahillfort in the small village of Havor in Hablingbo.[7]
Hablingbo is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medievalHablingbo Church,[8] sometimes referred to asHablingbo kyrkby. It is situated on the southwest coast of Gotland. The area is rural with farming as the main source of income. Part of the farmed land is on the now drainedMästermyrmire. In the west, towards the coast, there are forests.[1][4][9]
As of 2019[update], Hablingbo Church belongs to Havdhemparish in Sudretspastorat, along with the churches inHavdhem,Näs,Grötlingbo,Eke, andSilte.[10][11]
The name of the socken is first mentioned in 1320 asHagbardlingabo. The last partbo means "district". The first parthaghbardhlingar is a combination of Medieval expressions, whereinge means "indweller", and Hagbardh a combination ofhagh meaning "enclosure" andbardh for "high ridge" which refers to the ridge the Hablingbo Church is built on. This gives "they who holdthing on Hagbardh as the meaning ofhaghbardhlingar.[4][12]
In Hablingbo there are a couple of gravecairns from theBronze Age as well as about a dozen smallerIron Age grave fields plus one major at Havor. There are house foundations, stone walls,grooves and two hillsforts from the Iron Age. TwoViking silver treasures have been found in addition to theHavor Ring – one of Sweden's most uniquegold finds.[4][9][13][14][15] The present socken dates back toMedieval times.[12]
ThePetes farm built in the late 18th century, is still intact and since 1965, it is maintained byGotland Museum as a museum farm.[16]
At the beginning of the 20th century, Hablingbo was a station on one of the now discontinued railway lines on Gotland. Thestation house was built in 1920.[17]
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