Bunge, Gotland

Bunge is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It is situated in the northernmost part of Gotland, southwest of Fårösund.[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Bunge District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Bunge
One of the farms at Bunge Museum
Bunge
Coordinates: 57°51′13″N 19°01′24″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total886
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Bunge is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Bunge Church,[5] sometimes referred to as Bunge kyrkby. It is situated on the north coast of Gotland.[6]

As of 2019, Bunge Church belongs to Bunge-Rute-Fleringe parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Rute and Fleringe.[7][8]

Places of interest

Bunge has a private airfield, the Bunge Airbase.[9] The hangar and the airfield are listed buildings.[10]

Gotland's (and one of Sweden's) most noted open-air museum is the Bunge museum. The museum has farms from three centuries (17th, 18th and 19th) and is also very active in practical old industry such as recreating tar kilns and charcoal piles.[11]

  • The wall at Bunge church.
  • The village pond at Bunge museum.
  • Wind mill at Bunge Museum.
  • The Bunge Museum.
  • Ruin behind Bunge Church.
  • Bunge airfield.

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. p. 67.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 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 24 May 2016.
  5. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 108–110. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  6. "Bunge". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. Martinsson, Gert. "Bunge airfield". bungeflygfalt.se. Bunge airfield. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  10. "Bunge Kronhagen 3:2 O 3:9 O 3:19 och flygfältet 1:1 KA 3:S fd garnisonsområde med franska kasernen och flygfältet". raa.se. Riksantikvarieämbetet. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  11. "Bungemuseet". www.bungemuseet.se. Föreningen Kulturhistoriska Museet i Bunge. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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