Dalhem (also referred to as Dalhem and Hallvide), 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 ...

), 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 ...

. It comprises the same area as the administrative Dalhem District, established on 1January 2016.

Geography

Dalhem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Dalhem Church, sometimes referred to as ''Dalhem kyrkby''. It is situated in central Gotland. The area is rural with farms, tourism and equestrian facilities as the main sources of income. , Dalhem Church belongs to Dalhem

in Romaklosters

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 Swede ...

, along with the churches in Ganthem, Hörsne and Ekeby. The ''Dunbodi'' General Store Museum in Dalhem, is a shop from the early 1900s, preserved as a museum.

Railway

The

narrow-gauge railway A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller struct ...

on Gotland was decommissioned in the beginning of the 1960s. However, short parts of the railway tracks are still preserved. The most well-kept of these is the railway at Dalhem. Built in 1900–1902, it was originally , with the latest restoration finished in 2015, the preserved part is . The railway is maintained by the Gotland Train Association.

Gallery

File:Hans Kroks kors Dalhem.jpg, Hans Krok's cross File:Dune lanthandel 01.JPG, ''Dunbodi'' General Store Museum File:Dalhem museijärnväg b (2).jpg, Hesselby railway museum File:Gotland-Dalhems-kyrka 01.jpg, Dalhem Church

References

External links

Objects from Dalhem at the Digital Museum
by Nordic Museum
Gotland Train Association
Populated places in Gotland County Heritage railways in Sweden Cultural heritage of Sweden Tourism in Sweden Agriculture in Sweden {{Gotland-geo-stub