Lärbro () is a

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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 ...

, with 963 inhabitants in 2014. Lärbro is also the name of the larger populated area, ''

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

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). It comprises the same area as the

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Lärbro District, established on 1January 2016.

Geography

Lärbro is the name of the locality surrounding the

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Lärbro Church, sometimes referred to as ''Lärbro kyrkby''. It is also the name of the ''socken'' as well as the district. Lärbro is located in the northern part of Gotland, approximately north of

Slite Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden with 1,500 inhabitants in 2014. Geography Slite is situated on the northern east coast of Gotland. The town is divided by the Sjuströmmar inl ...

. , Lärbro Church belongs to Forsa

in Norra Gotlands

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, along with the churches in

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 ...

Hangvar Hangvar () 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 Hangvar District, established on 1January 2016. Hangvar is the home of football clu ...

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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 ...

. One of the

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s in the

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, 10126 Lärbro, is named after this place.

History

From 1921 to 1960, Lärbro had a railway connection with

Visby Visby () is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably th ...

. The locality's main source of income is tourism. Gann Church ruin is in Lärbro.

References

External links

Lärbro websiteObjects from Lärbro 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