Rute, Gotland
Rute
Räute(Gutnish) | |
|---|---|
 The old factory on Furillen in Rute | |
  Rute | |
| Coordinates:57°50′1″N18°55′24″E/ 57.83361°N 18.92333°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.45 km2(24.88 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Ruteis a populated area, asocken(not to be confused withparish), on the Swedish island ofGotland.[3]It comprises the same area as theadministrativeRute District, established on 1January 2016.[4]
Geography
[edit]Rute is situated on the northeast coast of Gotland.[5]Rute comprises several of the smaller islands off the coast of Gotland, such asFurillenandSkenholmen.Along the coastline areVallevikenharbor and beach as well asLergravfishing village.Inland is the north part ofLake Fardume(Fardume träsk), at 3.5 km2(1.4 sq mi) it is the third largest lake on Gotland afterLake BästeträskandLake Tingstäde.[6]ThemedievalRute Churchis located in Rute.[7]
As of 2019[update],Rute Church belongs to Bunge-Rute-Fleringeparishin Norra Gotlandspastorat,along with the churches inBungeandFleringe.[8][9]
One of theasteroidsin theasteroid belt,10106 Lergrav,isnamedafter Lergrav in Rute.[10]
References
[edit]- ^Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Rute socken".Svensk Uppslagsbok(in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
- ^"Gotland i siffror 2015"[Gotland in numbers 2015].www.gotland.se.Gotland Municipality.Retrieved23 June2016.
- ^The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking onKartinställningarand check theSockenbox in the menu ofthis mapfrom theSwedish National Heritage Boarddatabase.
- ^"Förordning om district"[Regulation of districts](PDF).Ministry of Finance.17 June 2015.Retrieved23 June2016.
- ^"Rute".www.ne.se.Nationalencyklopedin.Retrieved23 June2016.
- ^Enderborg, Bernt."Rute socken".www.guteinfo.com.Guteinfo.Retrieved23 June2016.
- ^Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990).Våra kyrkor[Our churches] (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 675.ISBN91-971561-0-8.SELIBR7794694.
- ^"Församlingar på Gotland".www.svenskakyrkan.se.Church of Sweden.Retrieved11 January2019.
- ^"Visby stifts indelning 2018".www.svenskakyrkan.se.Church of Sweden.Retrieved11 January2019.
- ^"10106 Lergrav (1992 EV15)".NASA.Retrieved23 June2016.
External links
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Media related toRute, Gotlandat Wikimedia Commons- Objects from Rute at the Digital MuseumbyNordic Museum
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