Boge, Gotland

Coordinates: 57°41′13″N 18°45′46″E / 57.68694°N 18.76278°E / 57.68694; 18.76278
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Boge
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Boge 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 Boge District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Geography

Boge is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Boge Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Boge kyrkby. It is situated on the northern east coast of Gotland.[6] The south part of the locality Slite is located in the north part of Boge socken.[7]

As of 2019, Boge Church belongs to Othem-Boge

pastorat, along with the churches in Slite and Othem.[8][9]

History

Boge is best known for one of the

Tjelvar, the first Gotlander.[10]

References

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Boge socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original
    on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. SELIBR 7232718
    .
  6. ^ "Boge". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Slite". www.fmis.raa.se. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  10. ^ Enderborg, Bernt. "Tjelvars grav". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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