Lokrume
Laukräume (Gutnish) | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 57°41′0″N 18°32′0″E / 57.68333°N 18.53333°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gotland |
County | Gotland County |
Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 34.91 km2 (13.48 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 272 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
Lokrume (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlûːkˌrɵmːɛ])[3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Lokrume District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]
Lokrume is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Lokrume Church,[6] sometimes referred to as Lokrume kyrkby. It is situated in the central northern part of Gotland,[7] with farmed land to the north and forests in the south.[1]
As of 2019[update], Lokrume Church belongs to Väskinde parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Väskinde, Fole, Bro, Hejnum and Bäl.[8][9]
One of the asteroids in the Asteroid belt, 9267 Lokrume, is named after this place.[10]
The name Lokrume is from the 14th century name Lokarum and consists of the lok or lauk being the name of a farm, Lauks, and rum meaning "open place". This sums up to "The open place belonging to the Lauks people".[11] Gervid Lauk was a 14th-century county judge living in Lokrume, one of the medieval houses belonging to his estate still remains at the Lauks farm.[12]
There are several minor Viking Age grave fields and stone ships,[13] as well as larger stones with Iron Age grinding grooves.[14] Four silver treasures has been found at Lokrume,[15] as was the Viking Age Lokrume helmet fragment.