Lummelunda Lummelunda and Etebols[1] | |
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.JPG) Lummelunda Church | |
  Lummelunda | |
| Coordinates:57°46′21.3″N18°26′39.0″E / 57.772583°N 18.444167°E /57.772583; 18.444167 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 447 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | lummelundaannorlunda |
Lummelunda (sometimes referred to asLummelunda and Etebols) is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[4] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Lummelunda District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]
Lummelunda is most noted for theLummelunda Cave, one of the longest caves in Sweden, and the mill with the largestwater wheel in northern Europe.
Lummelunda is on the northwest coast of Gotland with the Lummelunda stream to the south, approximately 17 km (11 mi) north ofVisby. The land is mainly plains with high and steep, forested cliffs to the north. Lummeluda is a farming district.[6] On the Lummelunda coast next to the localhostel is Nyhamn harbor andfishing village, dating back to the 17th centurtry.[7]
One of Sweden's longest caves, theLummelunda Cave, is situated at Lummelunda. The cave is part of anature reserve with the same name as the cave,Lummelundagrottan. The reserve, established in 1989, is 17 ha (42 acres) and includes the cave and the ground above it.[8]
TheLummelunda Church ismedieval.[9] As of 2019[update], Lummelunda Church belongs to Stenkyrkaparish in Norra Gotlandspastorat, along with the churches inStenkyrka,Martebo andTingstäde.[10][11]
One of theasteroids in theasteroid belt,10132 Lummelunda, isnamed after this settlement.[12]
The name is probably from the vicarage, in 1350 known asLomalunda. The meaning of the first part of the name is unknown, the second partlund means "grove", can have been intended for a sacred grove.[13]
A couple of graves from theStone Age has been found at Lummelunda, as well as fifteengrave fields from theIron Age andground grooves on both boulders and slabs.[14][15][16]
During the use of the Swedishallotment system, theboatswains of Lummelunda were part of the 1st Gotlandic Boatswain Company.[17][18]
The water in the Lummelunda stream has been used for industry since theMiddle Ages. Three mills are named, the Topmost (Översta kvarn), the Middle (Mellersta kvarn) and the Lowest (Nedersta kvarn). Thewater wheels were used for grinding grains, saw mills andtextile mills for manufacturingwadmal. The height of the industry at Lummelunda was during the 17th century, whenironworks at the stream processed iron ore shipped fromUtö in theStockholm archipelago. As of 2015[update], only the Topmost Mill remains. It has the largest water wheel in northern Europe. The adjacent Lummelund Manor was built in the 1805.[19][20]
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