Alskog
Alske(Gutnish) | |
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Coordinates: 57°19′53″N 18°37′37″E / 57.33139°N 18.62694°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gotland |
County | Gotland County |
Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 38.07 km2 (14.70 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 117 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Alskog is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Alskog District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Alskog is situated in the central east part of Gotland.[5] The medieval Alskog Church is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019[update], Alskog Church belongs to Garde parish, along with the churches in Garde, Etelhem, Lye and Ardre.[7][8]
The three Lau Islets just off the coast are part of Alskog, despite being named after the neighboring Lau socken.[9] On the north part of the Alskog coastline is the sheltered harbor of Svajde fishing village.[10]
The Gålerum grave field in Alskog has over 200 stone settings, dating from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. The grave field includes eight stone ships, five cairns and a picture stone. The area is sometimes erroneously referred to as Digerrojr, a cairn in Garde, south of Alskog. [11]