Hamra, Gotland

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

Hamra
Hamra Church
Hamra
Coordinates: 56°58′33″N 18°18′48″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total107
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.hamragotland.se

Geography

Hamra is situated on the southeastern tip of Gotland.[5] The medieval Hamra Church is located in the socken.[6] The small Vändburg harbor and Hammarhage Hällar sea stack area are also in Hamra.[7][8] Hamra has given its name to the Hamra formation, one of the Silurian sedimentary rock formations which make up Gotland.[9]

As of 2019, Hamra Church belongs to Hoburg parish in Sudrets pastorat, along with the churches in Öja, Vamlingbo, Sundre and Fide.[10][11]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 9373 Hamra, is named after this place.[12]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Hamra 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 3 June 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 3 June 2016.
  5. "Hamra". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. Enderborg, Bernt. "Hamra kyrka" [Hamra Church]. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. Enderborg, Bernt. "Vändburg". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. Enderborg, Bernt. "Hammarshage hällar". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. "The Silurian Mulde Event and a scenario for secundo–secundo events". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. 93 (02): 135. 2002. doi:10.1017/S0263593302000093.
  10. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  12. "9373 Hamra (1993 FY43)". NASA. Retrieved 3 June 2016.


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