Fole | |
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 Fole Church | |
  Fole | |
| Coordinates:57°39′2″N18°32′41″E / 57.65056°N 18.54472°E /57.65056; 18.54472 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 427 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Fole (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈfûːlɛ])[2] is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Fole District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Fole is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding themedievalFole Church,[5] sometimes referred to asFole kyrkby. It is situated in the central northern part of Gotland.[6]
Fole Church is a 13th-century edifice mixingRomanesque andGothic elements. As of 2019[update], Fole Church belongs to Väskindeparish in Norra Gotlandspastorat, along with the churches inBro,Väskinde,Lokrume,Hejnum andBäl.[7][8]
One of theasteroids in theAsteroid belt,10129 Fole, isnamed after this place.[9]
A number of goldbracteates and otherViking Age jewelry has been found at Fole.[10]
Fole Idrottsförening ("Fole Sports Club") is one of the oldest on Gotland, founded in 1894.[11]
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