Halla, Gotland

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

Not to be confused with Hall, Gotland.
Halla
Halla Church
Halla
Coordinates: 57°30′39″N 18°29′50″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total14.87 km2 (5.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total231
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Halla is situated in central Gotland.[5] The medieval Halla Church is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019, Halla Church belongs to Vänge parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Vänge, Buttle, Guldrupe, Sjonhem and Viklau.[7][8]

History

In 1904, the Broe helmet (RAÄ number Halla 48:1)[9][10] was found in a cremation grave at Broe farm, Högbro in Halla. It is a decorated Vendel iron helmet, of which only fragments remain.[11][12]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Halla 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 30 August 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 30 August 2016.
  5. "Halla". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 165–166. 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.
  9. "Föremål 273905. SHM 12291". www.historiska.se. Swedish History Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. "RAÄ-nummer Halla 48:1". www.raä.se. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. "Statens Historiska Museum och k. Myntkabinettet: Tilväxten år 1904". Månadsblad: 1903–1905 (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. 31–34: 169. 1907.
  12. Nerman, Birger (1969b). Die Vendelzeit Gotlands: Provisorisches Verzeichnis der Tafelfiguren (in German). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. SELIBR 439063.


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