Hörsne-Bara is a populated area, a ''

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'' (not to be confused with

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), on the Swedish island of

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. Formerly two ''sockens'', Hörsne () and Bara, Bara was merged with Hörsne under the name Hörsne ''socken'' or Hörsne with Bara ''socken''. It comprises the same area as the administrative Hörsne-Bara District, established on 1January 2016.

Geography

Hörsne, or Hörsne with Bara, is the name of the ''socken'' as well as the district. Hörsne is also the name of the small village surrounding the

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Hörsne Church, sometimes referred to as ''Hörsne kyrkby''. It is situated in the central part of Gotland. At the merging of the sockens and parishes, Hörsne Church was kept, while Bara Church was abandoned. It is now ruined and known as ''Bara ödekyrka'' ("Bara Church ruin"), although the grave yard is still in use. Situated by a hill, Baraberget, next to location of a former

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site, it is now a popular place for picnics. , Hörsne Church belongs to Dalhem

in Romaklosters

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, along with the churches in

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, Ganthem and Ekeby. One of the

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s in the

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, 10544 Hörsnebara, is named after this place.

References

External links

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Objects from Hörsne-Bara at the Digital Museum
by

Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum () 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 begin in 1520) to the ...

Populated places in Gotland County {{Gotland-geo-stub