Öja, Gotland

Coordinates: 57°2′7″N 18°18′0″E / 57.03528°N 18.30000°E / 57.03528; 18.30000
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Öja 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 Öja District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Geography

Öja is situated partly on the narrow southern isthmus that connects the Storsudret peninsula to Gotland and partly on the peninsula itself.

pastorat, along with the churches in Hamra, Vamlingbo, Sundre and Fide.[8][9]

One of the

named after this place and the neighboring Fide socken.[10]

Öjamadonnan

Öjamadonnan

Öja is mostly known for the 1.5 m (4.9 ft), 13th century, wooden sculpture Öjamadonnan ("The Öja Madonna"), a

Catholic statue was removed from the Öja Church during the Swedish Reformation and stowed away in a woodshed. It was later retrieved by Gotland Museum, renovated in 1948 and it is now displayed in the museum. A replica of the statue for Öja Church, was later made by sculptor Bertil Nyström. The sculpture has been chosen as one of the Treasured Objects in Sweden.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Öja socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. Gotland Municipality
    . Retrieved 5 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 5 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Öja". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. SELIBR 7232718
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  7. ^ "Burgsvik". www.gotland.net. Gotlandnet AB. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. ^ "10123 Fideoja (1993 FJ16)". NASA. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ^ Enderborg, Bernt. "Öjamadonnan" [The Öja Madonna]. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Öja-madonnan en av tio utvalda". www.sverigesradio.se. Sveriges Radio. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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