Hogrän () 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

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. 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 ...

Hogrän District, established on 1January 2016.

Geography

Hogrän is situated in the central inland of Gotland. The land is mainly flat farmlands mixed with meadows in the east part and forests and mires in the west. Most noted is Prostarve Änge where wild orchids grow. 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 ...

Hogrän Church Hogrän Church ( sv, Hogräns kyrka) is a medieval church in Hogrän on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in stages between the 12th and 14th century, and contains several medieval church fittings. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and l ...

is located in the socken. , Hogrän Church belongs to Vall-Hogrän-Atlingbo

in Eskelhems pastorat, along with the churches in Vall and

Atlingbo Atlingbo 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 Atlingbo District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Atlingbo is situated in the c ...

History

A cache containing 23 sausage-shaped

Viking Age The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Ger ...

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

ingots were found in Hogrän. The find that also contained a penannular brooch and a pin. The find is called the Stora Enbjänne find, after the farm it was found on. In 1924, it was appropriated by

Swedish History Museum The Swedish History Museum ( sv, Historiska museet or Statens historiska museum) is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden, that covers Swedish archaeology and cultural history from the Mesolithic period to present day. Founded in 1866, it operat ...

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where it is now kept. Several other finds have been made in the vicinity of Stora Enbjänne. Among these are a gold bracteate, a pot or silver coins, brooches, bracelets and weights. Traces and remnants from metal working have also been found. Brakteat von Djupbrunns

References

External links

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Objects from Hogrän 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