Fårösund
Fårösund
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Fårösund is a locality situated on the Swedish island of Gotland with 800 inhabitants in 2014.[2] The village can be reached by car from Visby. The island of Fårö can be reached by ferry from Fårösund.[3]
Fårösund is the northernmost town in the municipality of
Fårösund is also the name of the strait between Gotland's "mainland" and Fårö.[4]
Climate
Fårösund has a
Climate data for Fårösund (2002–2020 averages, extremes since 1995, sunshine from Visby) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.0 (51.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.6 (47.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.9) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.7 (1.17) |
20.8 (0.82) |
21.7 (0.85) |
19.4 (0.76) |
26.3 (1.04) |
39.4 (1.55) |
53.7 (2.11) |
57.0 (2.24) |
38.1 (1.50) |
52.6 (2.07) |
49.6 (1.95) |
39.8 (1.57) |
448.1 (17.63) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37 | 70 | 167 | 261 | 322 | 331 | 313 | 265 | 200 | 103 | 42 | 31 | 2,142 |
Source 1: SMHI Open Data (temperature)[8]
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Source 2: SMHI Open Data (precipitation)[9]
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History
During the Crimean War, the fleet of the alliance opposing the Russian Empire used Fårösund as their Baltic Sea base. An artillery battery for the defence of the southern part of the inlet to Fårösund had been built in 1721, on the south shore opposite the Skarv shallows, and a blockhouse housing two 8-pounder cannons was constructed further out on the Bungenäs. After the Treaty of Nystad in 1721, these fortifications were abandoned. In 1818, Fårösund's importance as a Naval base was once again brought to light. In 1885, when it seemed like there could be a conflict between Russia and the UK, the area around the town was further fortified by placing a line of naval mines around the harbor. This escalation of the defence was made to indicate that Sweden was determined to maintain its neutrality. Therefore, a battery housing of seven 12 cm muzzle-loading guns was hastily built at the south end of the strait. Later, a similar but smaller battery was built at the north end and finally a third, for heavier artillery, southeast of the first battery. In 1900–02, the two first batteries were converted and updated with more modern armament. Since 1905, there was a coastal artillery detachment from Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) stationed in Fårösund where barracks for the unit had been built in 1902–06.[10]
The
In January 2018 the Swedish Armed Forces have reportedly bought back the base in a deal under negotiation since February 2017. The purchase faced competition from a Russian oligarch who showed interest in the port, but the sale went to the Swedish Fortifications Agency, which paid 20 million Swedish krona for it, after having sold it for 18 million in 2004. The sale requires government approval before 16 April 2018, and the Swedish Armed Forces are to take the base over on 30 April 2018.[13]
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Fårösund:
See also
- Military on Gotland
- Swedish Coastal Artillery
- Fårösund Fortress
- Sweden during World War I
- Sweden during World War II
References
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bunge socken med Fårösunds samhälle". www.bunge.se. Bunge Socken Society. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Vatteninformationssystem Sverige - Fårösund". www.viss.lansstyrelsen.se. Vattenmyndigheterna & Länsstyrelserna. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- SMHI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ SMHI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer för Fårö" (in Swedish). SMHI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer - Fårösund Ar A Statistics" (in Swedish). SMHI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer - Fårösund Ar A" (in Swedish). SMHI. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Westrin, Th., ed. (1908). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. Vol. 9 (Ny, rev. och rikt ill. uppl. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. p. 205.
- ^ Malteson, Evelina (24 February 2017). "Rysk oligark vill köpa ubåtshamn på Gotland". Dina pengar (part of the Expressen newspaper/website) (in Swedish). Sweden/online: Expressen (part of the Bonnier Group. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ CDRSalamander (8 March 2010). "A Swedish Lesson on BRAC". USNI blog. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Sweden buys back previously sold Gotland submarine base". Naval Today. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
- Objects from Fårösund at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum
- Media related to Fårösund at Wikimedia Commons