Dalhem
Dalhem and Hallvide Dalum / Dalum ankå Hallvide (Gutnish) | |
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Coordinates: 57°33′7″N 18°31′56″E / 57.55194°N 18.53222°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gotland |
County | Gotland County |
Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 049 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 485 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Dalhem (also referred to as Dalhem and Hallvide), 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 Dalhem District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]
Dalhem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Dalhem Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Dalhem kyrkby. It is situated in central Gotland.[6] The area is rural with farms, tourism and equestrian facilities as the main sources of income.[7][8]
As of 2019[update], Dalhem Church belongs to Dalhem parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Ganthem, Hörsne and Ekeby.[9][10]
The Dunbodi General Store Museum in Dalhem, is a shop from the early 1900s, preserved as a museum.[11]
The narrow-gauge railway on Gotland was decommissioned in the beginning of the 1960s. However, short parts of the railway tracks are still preserved. The most well-kept of these is the railway at Dalhem. Built in 1900–1902, it was originally 33 km (21 mi),[12] with the latest restoration finished in 2015, the preserved part is 6.6 km (4.1 mi). The railway is maintained by the Gotland Train Association.[13]