Ala | |
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 Ala Church | |
  Ala | |
| Coordinates:57°25′8″N18°38′7″E / 57.41889°N 18.63528°E /57.41889; 18.63528 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.74 km2 (12.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 125 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ala is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Ala District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Ala is known for the old carvings, somemedieval, of ships on the walls of the church tower. The carvings are reminiscent of the one inFide.[5]
Ala is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[6] ThemedievalAla Church is located in the socken.[7] As of 2023[update], Ala Church belongs to Östergarnparish in Romaklosterspastorat, along with the churches inÖstergarn,Gammelgarn,Kräklingbo andAnga.[8][9]
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