Hejdeby
Haidböi (Gutnish)
Hejdeby Church
Hejdeby Church
Hejdeby is located in Gotland
Hejdeby
Hejdeby
Coordinates: 57°37′49″N 18°26′33″E / 57.63028°N 18.44250°E / 57.63028; 18.44250
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total22.02 km2 (8.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total153
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hejdeby 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 Hejdeby District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Geography

Hejdeby is situated in the northwest part of Gotland, just east of Visby.[5] The medieval Hejdeby Church is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019, Hejdeby Church belongs to Hejdeby parish in Romaklosters pastorat.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Hejdeby socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. ^ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ^ The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on Kartinställningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map from the Swedish National Heritage Board database.
  4. ^ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Hejdeby". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ^ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 174–175. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  7. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden
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