Klintehamn

Klintehamn (Swedish pronunciation: [klɪntɛˈhamn])[3] is a locality in Klinte on the Swedish island of Gotland with 1,350 inhabitants in 2010.[2]

Klintehamn
Boat to Stora Karlsö at Klintehamn harbor
Klintehamn
Coordinates: 57°24′N 18°12′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2014)[2]
 • Total1,350
 • Density643/km2 (1,670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Transportation

Klintehamn is a shipping port on the west coast of Gotland where timber and agricultural products are shipped to mainland Sweden. The harbor also has a marina for small boats. During summer, ferries depart daily from the harbor to Stora Karlsö island.[4]

In 1897, a railway was built from Klintehamn to Romakloster for transporting sugar beets to the sugar refinery in Roma.[5][6]

Events

Since the first half of the 19th century, the annual Klinte Market is one of the major autumn markets on Gotland. There are five official markets held on the island in August–October: Slite, Havdhem, Kräklingbo, Klintehamn and Hemse, each usually spanning a weekend.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 14.
  4. Enderborg, Bernt. "Klintehamn". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. Enderborg, Bernt. "Tjuls järnvägsstation" [Tjuls railway museum]. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. "Tjuls Järnvägsmuseum" [Tjuls railway museum]. www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. "Klinte Marknad". www.gotland.com. Region Gotland. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  8. "Marknadshösten inleds i Slite". www.gotland.net. Gotlands Media AB. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  9. James, Maria (22 May 2017). "Marknader". www.gotland.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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