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Stenkumla
Stenkumla is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Stenkumla District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Stenkumla is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Stenkumla Church, sometimes referred to as ''Stenkumla kyrkby''. It is situated in the central east part of Gotland. , Stenkumla Church belongs to Stenkumla parish, along with the churches in Träkumla, Västerhejde and Vibble. One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10553 Stenkumla, is named after this place. History The last public execution in Sweden took place at Stenkumla Backe by Stenkumla Church on 18May 1876. Konrad Petterson Lundqvist Tector, a robber and murderer was beheaded. He was buried in the church cemetery where his grave can still be seen. References External links *Objects from Stenkumla at the Digital M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenkumla Church
Stenkumla Church ( sv, Stenkumla kyrka) is a medieval church in Stenkumla on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby. During the Middle Ages, the church was dedicated to Saint Lawrence. History and architecture The oldest part of the church is the tower. It was erected at the beginning of the 13th century. Originally it was attached to a Romanesque church dating from the 12th century, but this was replaced with the current church in stages. The choir thus dates from the middle of the 13th century, while the nave of the church was built at the beginning of the 14th century. The church has remained largely unaltered since the Middle Ages. The almost square nave is supported by a single central pillar. The walls are decorated with medieval murals from the 15th century, made by the so-called Master of the Passion of Christ. The murals depict the Passion of Christ in one set, and another depicts four female saints, probably Saint Bridget, Saint Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gotland Related Asteroids
Several asteroids or minor planets in the asteroid belt with Gotland-related names have been discovered and named by Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. Others have been named during courses of the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets at the European Southern Observatory and have not been credited to a single discoverer, but rather collective work. , 175,658 asteroids have been numbered and almost 14,300 of those have been named. 205 have been named after places, persons or fictional figures in Sweden. A portion of these are from the island of Gotland. Gotland is fairly well represented because Lagerkvist has been a summer resident on the island since 1983. The first asteroid to receive a Gotland-related name was 3250 Martebo in 1979, named after a settlement on the island. For the latest naming, a competition hosted by the Swedish Astronomical Society was held in Visby in 2011. The asteroid was named 137052 Tjelvar after Tjelvar, the mythological first man to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Punishment In Sweden
Capital punishment in Sweden was last used in 1910, though it remained a legal sentence for at least some crimes until 1973. It is now outlawed by the Swedish Constitution, which states that capital punishment, corporal punishment, and torture are strictly prohibited. At the time of the abolition of the death penalty in Sweden, the legal method of execution was beheading. Dates for abolition of the death penalty * Capital punishment was abolished for all crimes committed in peacetime on 30 June 1921. * Capital punishment was abolished for all crimes, including those committed in time of war, on 1 January 1973. The clause that prohibits the death penalty has been a part of the Constitution since 1975. Sweden is a state party to the Second Optional Protocol to ICCPR (ratified in 1990), Protocol No. 6 to ECHR (1984), and Protocol No. 13 to ECHR (2003). In the Riksdag of the Estates, a majority of the peasants worked for the abolition of the death penalty, for example when the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibble
Vibble is a locality in Västerhejde on the Swedish island of Gotland. Sweden with 1,300 inhabitants in 2010. Situated south of Visby, it is sometimes regarded as a suburb to the town of Visby. The main business in Vibble is tourism. The relocated original Villa Villekulla - where Pippi Longstocking lived - is at the ''Kneippbyn'' Holiday Resort in Vibble. , Vibble Chapel belongs to Stenkumla parish, along with the churches in Stenkumla, Träkumla and Västerhejde Västerhejde is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland. Västerhejde is also the name of the larger populated area, socken (not to be confused with parish). It comprises the same area as the administrative Västerhejde District, established .... Gallery Image:Vibbleskylt.jpg, Vibble roadsign Image:Vibble_kapell.jpg, Vibble Chapel Image:Kneippbyn.jpg, ''Kneippbyn'' Holiday Resort References External links * Populated places in Gotland County {{Gotland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västerhejde
Västerhejde is a urban areas in Sweden, locality on the Swedish island of Gotland. Västerhejde is also the name of the larger populated area, socken (not to be confused with Parishes of the Church of Sweden, parish). It comprises the same area as the Registration districts in Sweden, administrative Västerhejde District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Västerhejde is the name of the locality surrounding the Middle Ages, medieval Västerhejde Church, sometimes referred to as ''Västerhejde kyrkby''. It is also the name of the socken as well as the district. Västerhejde is located along the coast in the mid-west part of Gotland. , Västerhejde Church belongs to Stenkumla Parishes of the Church of Sweden, parish, along with the churches in Stenkumla, Träkumla and Vibble. Located within Västerhejde socken are Vibble, Bjärs, Nygårds fishing village with an adjacent manor and sheep farm, as well as Högklint, a small settlement by the coast. Högklint is also the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
