Gothem | |
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 Gothem Church | |
  Gothem | |
| Coordinates:57°34′31″N18°44′6″E / 57.57528°N 18.73500°E /57.57528; 18.73500 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.79 km2 (27.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 381 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Gothem (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈɡûːthɛm])[3] is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[4] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Gothem District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]
Gothem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name given to the small settlement close to the church in the socken, although that name is purely administrative and does not appear on maps. It is situated on the east coast of Gotland.[6] One of Gotland's major streams,Gothemsån, has its outflow at Åminne in Gothem.[7]
ThemedievalGothem Church is located in the socken.[8] As of 2019[update], Gothem Church belongs to Gothemparish in Norra Gotlandspastorat, along with the churches inNorrlanda,Källunge andVallstena.[9][10]
One of theasteroids in theasteroid belt,10809 Majsterrojr, isnamed after the Majsterrojr cairn in Gothem.[11]
One of the largestBronze Agecairns on Gotland, theMajsterrojr, is in Gothem. It is approximately 4 m (13 ft) high and 33 m (108 ft) in diameter and is surrounded by Bronze Age graves. It is situated on a small hill withstacks, that have also been used as building material for the cairn and the graves.[12]
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