Hellvi | |
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 Stacks at St Olofsholm in Hellvi | |
  Hellvi | |
| Coordinates:57°46′30″N18°53′42″E / 57.77500°N 18.89500°E /57.77500; 18.89500 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.32 km2 (15.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 177 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hellvi is a populated area, asocken (not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3] It comprises the same area as theadministrative Hellvi District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
ARomanbronze mask from the 1st century has been found in Hellvi.[5]
Hellvi is situated in the east coast of northern of Gotland. The socken has a long coastline with several bays and islands. It comprises most ofLake Fardume (Fardume Träsk) along with Storholmen island in the middle of the lake.[6][7] TheSt Olofsholm peninsula makes up the south tip of Hellvi.[8] Just west of the peninsula areYtterholmen andHojskär islands.[9][10]
Hellvi has sevennature reserves: Lörgeudd, Malms-Kyllaj, St Olofsholm, Sajgs, Ytterholmen, Storholmen and Träskvidar.[11][12] There arestack areas in St Olofsholm and Kyllaj.[8][13][7]
ThemedievalHellvi Church is situated in the socken.[14] On St Olofsholm peninsula is the ruin of the medievalSaint Olaf Chapel.[8] As of 2019[update], Hellvi Church belongs to Forsaparish in Norra Gotlandspastorat, along with the churches inLärbro,Hangvar,Hall andHallshuk.[15][16]
In the 1980s, a ceremonialbronze mask made for theRoman cavalry, was found in Hellvi with the use of ametal detector. It was kept in the finder's home until that person died, a friend inherited the mask and turned it over to theGotland County Administrative Board in the winter of 2010. It was made in the 1st century, depictingAlexander the Great and it probably came to Gotland around 300–400. On the forehead of the mask is an image ofHercules with his club and the Nemean lion's skin. When found, the mask was missing one eye, the remaining eye was made of silver and probably added later. The following summer, 2011, anarchaeological excavation was made at the site where the mask was originally found. The site was an old stone foundation of a house, abandoned sometime during the 7th century. The second eye along with some other objects, such asdrinking horns were discovered during the excavation. The mask was not buried but probably kept in the house along with the drinking horns. Aposthole where the mask was found and some rivet holes on the mask suggests that it may have been mounted on a pole.[17][18][5]
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