Grötlingbo is a populated area, a
socken
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(not to be confused with
parish
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), on the Swedish island of
Gotland
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. It comprises the same area as the
administrative
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Grötlingbo District, established on 1January 2016.
The
Kattlund farm in Grötlingbo is
medieval
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. It is an
open-air museum
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maintained by
Gotland Museum
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where markets,
jousting
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tournaments and private events are held.
Geography
Grötlingbo is situated on the southeast coast of Gotland.
The
medieval
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Grötlingbo Church
Grötlingbo Church ( sv, Grötlingbo kyrka) is a medieval church in Grötlingbo on the Swedish island Gotland. The stately Gothic church contains elements of a Romanesque frieze, incorporated from an earlier church building on the same site. Gör ...
is located in the socken. , Grötlingbo Church belongs to Havdhem
parish
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in Sudrets
pastorat
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, along with the churches in
Havdhem
Havdhem () is a locality situated on the Swedish island of Gotland with 300 inhabitants in 2014.
Havdhem is also the name of the larger populated area, socken (not to be confused with parish). It comprises the same area as the administrative Havdh ...
,
Näs,
Eke,
Hablingbo
Hablingbo () 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 Hablingbo District, established on 1January 2016.
In 1961, the Havor Hoard was fou ...
and
Silte.
One of the
asteroid
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...
s in the
asteroid belt
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,
10812 Grötlingbo
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, is
named after this place.
References
External links
*
Objects from Grötlingbo at the Digital Museumby
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
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