Anga, Gotland
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Anga Church | |
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| Coordinates: 57°28′49″N 18°42′23″E / 57.48028°N 18.70639°ECoordinates: 57°28′49″N 18°42′23″E / 57.48028°N 18.70639°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 30.49 km2 (11.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 98 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Anga is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken,[3] on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Anga District.[4]
Anga is mostly known for the intact graves in Trullhalsar grave field dating from the Vendel Period and the Viking Age.[5]
Geography
Anga is situated in the central east coast of Gotland.[6] The medieval Anga Church is located in the socken.[7]
References
- ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Anga socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ↑ "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ Enderborg, Bernt. "Trullhalsar". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Anga". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churces] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 92–95. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. LIBRIS 7232718.
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