Endre, Gotland

Endre 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 Endre District, established on 1 January 2016.[4]

Endre
Endre School
Endre
Coordinates: 57°36′36″N 18°27′55″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total348
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

Endre is situated in the central part of Gotland, just east of Visby.[5] The medieval Endre Church is located in the socken.[6] As of 2019, Endre Church belongs to Endre parish in Romaklosters pastorat.[7][8]

The Ölbäck (litt. "Beer stream") nature reserve is in Endre. The 99 ha (240 acres) reserve was designated a Natura 2000 area in 2004. It is named after the now razed Ölbäck Inn, a tavern located about 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from Visby, where peasants and traders used to stop on their way from market. In the north part of the reserve is a stone cross, erected to commemorate the place where a priest, Mr Jörgen, is said to have been killed by an eagle as he was riding home to Endre in 1336.[9]

References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Endre socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 6 July 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 6 July 2016.
  5. "Endre". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 125–128. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  7. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  9. "Ölbäck". www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 6 July 2016.


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