Hangvar () is a populated area, a ''
socken
Socken is the name used for a part of a county in Sweden. In Denmark similar areas are known as ''sogn'', in Norway ''sokn'' or ''sogn'' and in Finland ''pitäjä'' ''(socken)''. A socken is a country-side area that was formed around a church, ...
'' (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
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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 ...
Hangvar District, established on 1January 2016.
Hangvar is the home of
football
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club
Hangvar SK.
Geography
Hangvar is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the
medieval
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Hangvar Church, sometimes referred to as ''Hangvar kyrkby''. It is situated across the northern tip of Gotland.
, Hangvar Church belongs to Forsa
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 ...
in Norra Gotlands
pastorat
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden ...
, along with the churches in
Lärbro
Lärbro () is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 963 inhabitants in 2014.
Lärbro is also the name of the larger populated area, ''socken'' (not to be confused with parish). It comprises the same area as the administrative Lärbro ...
,
Hellvi
Hellvi 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 Hellvi District, established on 1January 2016.
A Roman bronze mask from the 1st century has ...
,
Hall
In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the gr ...
and
Hallshuk
Hall 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 Hall District, established on 1January 2016.
Geography
Hall is situated on the north coast ...
.
Located on the west coast of Hangvar are the Sigsarve beach and fishing site, as well as
Ireviken (or Irevik or Ihreviken), a former
fishing village
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now a small holiday resort and community. Along the west coast of Hangvar is the Hall-Hangvar
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
. The reserve is the largest on Gotland, covering an area of . The reserve was established in 1967 and expanded in 1999.
References
External links
*
Objects from Hangvar 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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