Lokrume | |
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 Lokrume Church | |
  Lokrume | |
| Coordinates:57°41′0″N18°32′0″E / 57.68333°N 18.53333°E /57.68333; 18.53333 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.91 km2 (13.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 272 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Lokrume (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈlûːkˌrɵmːɛ])[3] is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[4] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Lokrume District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]
Lokrume is the name of thesocken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding themedievalLokrume Church,[6] sometimes referred to asLokrume kyrkby. It is situated in the central northern part of Gotland,[7] with farmed land to the north and forests in the south.[1]
As of 2019[update], Lokrume Church belongs to Väskindeparish in Norra Gotlandspastorat, along with the churches inVäskinde,Fole,Bro,Hejnum andBäl.[8][9]
One of theasteroids in theAsteroid belt,9267 Lokrume, isnamed after this place.[10]
The nameLokrume is from the 14th century nameLokarum and consists of thelok orlauk being the name of a farm,Lauks, andrum meaning "open place". This sums up to "The open place belonging to the Lauks people".[11] Gervid Lauk was a 14th-century county judge living in Lokrume, one of themedieval houses belonging to his estate still remains at the Lauks farm.[12]
There are several minorViking Age grave fields andstone ships,[13] as well as larger stones withIron Agegrinding grooves.[14] Four silver treasures has been found at Lokrume,[15] as was theViking AgeLokrume helmet fragment.
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