Lärbro

Lärbro (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlæ̂ːrbrʊ])[3] is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 963 inhabitants in 2014.[2]

Lärbro
Takstains museum manor in Lärbro
Lärbro
Coordinates: 57°47′N 18°47′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGotland
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2014)[2]
 • Total963
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Lärbro is also the name of the larger populated area, socken (not to be confused with parish).[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Lärbro District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]

Geography

Lärbro is the name of the locality surrounding the medieval Lärbro Church,[6] sometimes referred to as Lärbro kyrkby. It is also the name of the socken as well as the district. Lärbro is located in the northern part of Gotland, approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Slite.[7]

As of 2019, Lärbro Church belongs to Forsa parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Hellvi, Hangvar, Hall and Hallshuk.[8][9]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10126 Lärbro, is named after this place.[10]

History

From 1921–60, Lärbro had a railway connection with Visby. The locality's main source of income is tourism. Gann Church ruin is in Lärbro.[11]

References
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 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. 16.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. Lagerlöf, Erland; Svahnström, Gunnar (1973). Gotlands kyrkor [Gotland's Churches] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren. pp. 208–211. ISBN 91-29-41035-5. SELIBR 7232718.
  7. "Lärbro". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  10. "10126 Larbro (1993 FW24)". NASA. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  11. "Ganns ödekyrka". guteinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


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