Sundre, Gotland

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

Sundre
Hoburgen in Sundre
Sundre
Coordinates: 56°56′9″N 18°10′54″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total24
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Sundre is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Sundre Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Sundre kyrkby. It is the southernmost socken on the island, situated on the south tip of Gotland on the Storsudret peninsula.[6] On the south coast of Sundre is the Hoburg lighthouse as well as the rauk (sea stack) area known as Hoburgen. One of the rauks is the noted Hoburgsgubben ("Old Man Hoburg").[1][6][7]

South of Hoburgen is the Hoburg Shoal bird reserve.[8]

As of 2019, Sundre Church belongs to Hoburg parish in Sudrets pastorat, along with the churches in Öja, Hamra, Vamlingbo and Fide.[9][10]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 9374 Sundre, is named after this place.[11]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Sundre 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 4 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 4 June 2016.
  5. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 248–250. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  6. "Sundre". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  7. Sjögren, Otto, ed. (1931). Sverige: geografisk beskrivning. D. 2, Östergötlands, Jönköpings, Kronobergs, Kalmar och Gotlands län [Sweden: geographical description D.2. Östergötland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Kalmar och Gotland county]. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. SELIBR 9939.
  8. "Official Record for Hoburgs bank". www.protectedplanet.net. Protected Planet. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. "9374 Sundre (1993 FJ46)". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.


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