Bäl is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

), on the Swedish island of

Gotland Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...

. It comprises the same area as the

administrative Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

Bäl District, established on 1January 2016.

Geography

Bäl is the name of the larger area, Bäl socken as well as the Bäl district, surrounding the small village of Gute where the

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

Bäl Church Bäl Church ( sv, Bäl kyrka) is a medieval church in Gute, Gotland, Gute, Bäl, on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built during the first half of the 13th century and contains sculptural decoration in both Romanesque and Gothic styles. The i ...

, is located. Gute is sometimes referred to as ''Bäl'', ''Bäl kyrkby'' or ''Bäls kyrkby Gute''. It is situated in the northeast part of Gotland. , Bäl Church belongs to Väskinde

in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Väskinde,

Fole Fole () 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 Fole District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Fole is the name of the socken ...

Lokrume Lokrume () 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 Lokrume District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Lokrume is the name of ...

Hejnum Hejnum 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 Hejnum District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Hejnum is situated in the northe ...

and Bro. One of the

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s in the asteroid belt, 8678 Bäl, is named after this place.

References

External links

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Objects from Bäl at the Digital Museum
by

Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum ( sv, Nordiska museet) is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period (in Swedish history, it is said to be ...

Populated places in Gotland County {{Gotland-geo-stub